ApeX Pro (ApeX Omni)
ApeX Omni is a perpetuals exchange built on zkLink X with over 100 perpetual contracts, TradFi and stock perps, prediction markets and a grid bot. Base fees are 0.020% maker and 0.050% taker, with an APEX staking route to lower tiers.
Cost: Level 1 is 0.020% maker and 0.050% taker. Levels follow the better of 14-day volume or APEX staking, ending at 0% maker and 0.025% taker above $2B. Gas is subsidised and fees are charged only on filled orders. A $1,000 buy-and-sell costs about $1.00 in ApeX Omni fees.
Sign-up perk: Referral or affiliate discount on fees; the amount is not published in the docs and cannot be stacked with the VIP discount.
Checked 2026-10-17 · sources below- Round trip fee
- 0.1% buy + sell, platform fee
- $1,000 buy + sell
- $1.00 before network + pool fees
- US availability
- Not available UK: unverified · EU: unverified
- Custody
- embedded-wallet
- KYC
- unknown
- Platforms
- web
- Launched
- 2024-06
Users paid ApeX Omni about $330K in fees in the 30 days to 2026-10-17 (DefiLlama) — a rough measure of how much it is actually used.
Best for: Traders who want a large perp listing with TradFi and stock perps and a staking-based fee discount, and who are outside the United States.
ApeX Omni fees
| Fee | Type | Rate | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perps taker fee (Level 1) | platform | 0.05% | Buy and sell | Market orders and crossing limit orders. |
| Perps maker fee (Level 1) | platform | 0.02% | Buy and sell | Resting limit orders; 0% from Level 5 ($500M 14-day volume). |
| Funding | protocol | — | Buy and sell | Settles hourly; the hourly rate is capped at plus or minus 0.05%. |
| Network gas | network | 0% | Buy and sell | Docs say ApeX subsidises gas on its Layer 2; no fee for placing, changing or cancelling orders. |
Fee tiers
| Tier | Rate | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 0.05% | default (taker; maker 0.020%) |
| Level 2 | 0.045% | $5M 14-day volume or 25,000 APEX staked (maker 0.015%) |
| Level 3 | 0.04% | $25M or 100,000 APEX (maker 0.010%) |
| Level 4 | 0.035% | $100M or 250,000 APEX (maker 0.005%) |
| Level 5 | 0.03% | $500M volume (maker 0%) |
| Level 6 | 0.028% | $1B volume (maker 0%) |
| Level 7 | 0.025% | $2B volume (maker 0%) |
Perps: taker 0.05%, maker 0.02% — Level 1. Grid bot and vault transactions are excluded from VIP discounts and use standard rates.
Platform fees only. On-chain network/priority fees, pool (LP) fees and price impact are extra and vary by trade.
Is ApeX Omni legit?
Accounts can be created with a third-party wallet or with an email-based Privy wallet, and the docs include a guide to exporting the email account's private key. ApeX also documents a force-withdrawal path.
We found no reported hacks or fund losses in the sources we checked. That is not a guarantee.
Where ApeX Omni is available
| Region | Status |
|---|---|
| United States | Not available |
| United Kingdom | Unverified |
| European Union | Unverified |
Terms of Use (last updated 2026-07-27) bar persons located in, residing in or controlled from the United States, and persons in or from Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Syria, Myanmar, Crimea, Donetsk or Luhansk, plus sanctioned parties. The UK and EU are not named. (source)
We report what the venue's own terms say. Don't use a VPN to get around restrictions; venues can freeze accounts that do.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Fee ladder is published with seven levels, and staking APEX can unlock Levels 1 to 4 without volume.
- Gas on its Layer 2 is subsidised and cancelled orders cost nothing.
- Lists over 100 perpetual contracts, plus stock perps and prediction markets.
- Offers a force-withdrawal path and a documented private-key export for email accounts.
Cons
- US persons are barred by the Terms of Use.
- The referral discount for new users is not quantified in the docs.
- Referrer commissions end when a referred user reaches Level 2, which makes referrals less valuable.
- The earlier ApeX Pro product was shut down in 2025, so legacy guides are out of date.
Features
perpsstock perpsprediction marketsspot swapgrid botvaultsstakingcross-collateralpointsapi
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Where ApeX Omni ranks
- #5 in Best on-chain platforms for stock perpsof 6
- #8 in Lowest-fee perp DEXesof 10
- #9 in Best perp DEXesof 10
ApeX Omni FAQ
Is ApeX Omni legit?
ApeX Omni is the live product of the ApeX protocol, owned and governed by the ApeX DAO per its docs, with a V2 launch in June 2024. It is built on zkLink X, which the docs call audited. The earlier ApeX Pro product was discontinued in 2025.
What happened to ApeX Pro?
ApeX Pro was sunset: trading pairs were delisted in phases starting 2025-03-06 and the docs say it was discontinued by April 2025. Users were told to migrate to ApeX Omni.
What are ApeX Omni's fees?
Level 1 pays 0.020% maker and 0.050% taker. Higher levels reduce this to 0% maker and 0.025% taker above $2B of 14-day volume. Levels 1 to 4 can also be reached by staking APEX.
Can US users trade on ApeX Omni?
No. The Terms of Use bar persons located in, residing in or controlled from the United States. Using a VPN to get around the restriction is explicitly prohibited.
Sources
Last checked . Fees and terms change often; the venue's own page wins if it disagrees with ours.
- ApeX Docs: Trading & Funding Fees — checked 2026-10-17
- ApeX Docs: VIP Program — checked 2026-10-17
- ApeX Docs: ApeX Social — checked 2026-10-17
- ApeX Docs: What is ApeX Omni — checked 2026-10-17
- ApeX Docs: ApeX Pro sunsetting notice — checked 2026-10-17
- ApeX Docs: When did ApeX launch — checked 2026-10-17
- ApeX Docs: Audits FAQ — checked 2026-10-17
- ApeX Terms of Use — checked 2026-10-17