Paradex

What is Paradex

Paradex is a self-custodial perpetuals exchange engineered for Open Finance

What is Paradex?

Paradex is a perpetuals DEX built on a Layer 2 network, providing users with a fast and secure trading experience. Paradex takes security seriously and has its own risk-engine on-chain, which means all business logic that goes into derivative transactions is validated on the L2. In order to minimize solvency risk and prevent possible market manipulations, Paradex engine performs special margin checks.

Along with the basic functions, Paradex enables the use of some advanced trading features, such as self trade prevention and receive window. You also can become a vault creator or deposit in existing vaults to access and diversify your trading strategies.

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Paradex Reviews:

5.0

Based on 2 reviews

Habibiofcrypto11/20/26from: x

Trades feel clean and straightforward, order placement, execution, and risk are all easy to understand without needing extra explanation. What I appreciate most is how little friction there is. You’re not jumping between tools or second-guessing what’s happening behind the scenes. You place a trade, see your exposure, and the platform stays out of your way. It feels built for people who care about doing things right, not chasing hype or gamification. If you trade regularly and care about clarity over flash, Paradex is worth spending real time with

AthanasiusD1110/17/25from: x

Paradex feels like one of those plays people will call obvious in hindsight. Zero-fee perps, deep liquidity, real yield mechanics, and barely any noise yet. Execution > hype. This one’s quietly building a moat.