Apex Docs
  • Overview
  • How it works
    • The Basics of Perpetual Futures and Perpetual Protocol
    • APEX Limit Order Design
    • Comparison with order book exchanges
  • User Guide
    • Add xDai Chain to Your Wallet
    • Acquiring xDAI tokens
    • Getting USDC on xDai
    • Interacting with xDai
    • Spawn your smart wallet
    • Funding your smart wallet
    • Approve Spend
    • Fees
    • Creating Orders
      • Creating Limit orders
  • Order Types
    • Understanding Slippage
    • Market Orders
    • Limit Orders
    • Stop Orders
      • Stop Market
      • Stop Limit
      • Stop Market vs Stop Limit
      • Trailing Stop Orders
  • Developer Guide
    • Smart Contracts
      • Limit Order Book
      • Smart Wallet Factory
      • Smart Wallet
    • Keeper Bots
      • Overview
      • Running your own bot
      • Documentation
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How it works

APEX essentially functions as a non-custodial trustless orderbook on top of the Perpetual Protocol virtual Automated Market Maker (vAMM). This is known as a "best of both worlds" combination, whereby APEX users can enjoy:

  • The advantages of Perpetual Protocol's vAMM model, whereby liquidity can easily be bootstrapped for new markets and new markets are listed regularly.

  • Advanced order type functionality they are used to use on centralised exchanges.

As a decentralised, non-custodial solution, APEX is open to anyone and it keeps your funds safe.

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