EDX Markets

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EDX Markets is an institutional digital asset exchange backed by Wall Street heavyweights including Citadel Securities, Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab, and Virtu Financial. Launched in June 2023, EDX operates with a non-custodial settlement model — it never takes custody of client assets — and processed over $36 billion in trading volume in 2024. The platform operates a U.S. spot exchange and a Singapore perpetuals trading venue, targeting hedge funds, market makers, and institutional traders.

Details

Fees: Institutional, tiered
Type: Institutional spot + derivatives exchange
Model: Non-custodial settlement
Region: USA / Singapore
Backed By: Citadel Securities,Fidelity,Charles Schwab,Virtu Financial,Sequoia,Pantera
Fee Model: Institutional order book
Maker Fee: 0.1%
Taker Fee: 0.2%
Bitcoin Only: No
Founded Year: 2023
Headquarters: New York, USA
Kyc Required: Yes
Trading Fees: ~0.1% maker / 0.2% taker (institutional, tiered)
Target Market: Institutional
Lightning Support: No
Trading Volume 2024: 36B USD

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