Best execution, DeFi perps

Execute where yourfinal costis lowest.

Verus reads orderbook depth, fees, funding, and slippage across venues in real time, then routes each trade to the lowest total cost.

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Routes

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Sample route

Asset

ETH

Side

LONG

Size

$100,000

Lev

5×

Hold

OrderlyRoute

$88total

Lighter

$153total

GMX

$172total

Hyperliquid

$177total

Ostium

$317total

SlippageFeesFundingExit

Saved$230−72%

The problem

Traders optimize entries.
Total cost gets paid anyway.

Verus models the full life cycle of a position so execution decisions reflect what you keep, not just where you enter.

01
Fragmented liquidity
Dozens of perps venues, each with different fees, slippage, and funding rates. The optimal venue changes by trade.
02
No best-execution duty
In TradFi, best execution is law. In DeFi perps, it doesn't exist. The venue you pick is the venue you pay.
03
Hidden costs after entry
Entry price is one component of five. Funding over the hold, exit slippage, and withdrawal cost finish the bill.

How it works

Three moves to better execution.

Specify the trade

Asset, size, leverage, hold, slippage tolerance.

Verus prices every venue

Orderbook depth, fees, funding, slippage. Modeled at your size, your hold.

Routed to the cheapest path

Executed at the venue with the lowest all-in cost, with a historical confidence score.

The difference

Total cost, not entry price.

Pick a trade size. Every cost component is modeled before routing.

$100,000 ETH · 5x · 4h hold

Without VerusExpensive

$0total

Entry slippage$2.48

Trading fees$44.59

Price delta$65.45

Funding (4h)$0.18

Exit slippage$2.30

With VerusOptimized

$0total

Entry slippage$13.84

Trading fees$0

Price delta−$0.39

Funding (4h)−$2.77

Exit slippage$13.32

You keep$91−79%

Integrations

Built on the venues you already trust.

One router, five venues at launch. Verus watches depth, fees, funding, and price impact across each venue and routes to the lowest total cost.

Verus router

Hyperliquid

Lighter

Orderly

GMX

Ostium

More venues integrating

Features

Built for traders who
count basis points.

Smart order routing

Score every venue against your order in real time, then route the trade to the lowest all-in cost path. The route can change with size, hold, and market state.

Full cost modeling

Slippage, fees, funding over your hold, and exit cost. Every component priced in before execution, not surfaced after the fill.

Slippage

78%

Fees

56%

Funding

32%

Exit

64%

Total modeled100%

Self-custodial by construction

Your wallet is sharded across hardware-isolated enclaves through Privy. Verus signs trades under policy and cannot reach your funds.

Verus never holds your key

04Coming soon

Natural language trading

Describe the trade. Verus picks the venue, models the cost, and confirms before signing.

youlong eth 50k, 5x, hold 4h, low slippage

verusquoted across 5 venues, routing to Lighter, est. cost$24

Live modelPending build

Agentic trading

One API, every venue, no key handling.

Trade across Hyperliquid, Lighter, Orderly, GMX, and Ostium through a single endpoint. Agents receive scoped tokens; signing happens inside a secure enclave at Privy.

api.verusapp.io

v1 · scoped

01 · Bootstrap an agent

POST/agents

{
  "name": "alpha-bot",
  "scopes": ["read", "trade"]
}

200

{
  "id": "ag_9x…",
  "token": "eyJ…"
}

Token replaces the key. Never the key itself.

02 · Execute through the router

POST/execute

{
  "asset": "ETH",
  "side": "long",
  "size": 100000
}

200

{
  "venue": "lighter",
  "fill": 1845.21,
  "cost_bps": 4.3
}

Same routing as a human trader.

Signing · Privy enclaveCustody · sharded MPCRevoke · instant

Token, not key

Agents hold an opaque scoped token. Wallet keys never leave the enclave.

Scoped permissions

Grant read, trade, or withdraw. Each capability is independently revocable.

Instant revoke

Cut access with one API call. No cooldown, no key rotation.

Same routing

Agents trade through the same cost-optimizing router as humans.

Keys never leave the enclave. No party can compromise funds alone.

FAQ

Things worth knowing.

Custody, security, and the mechanics behind cost-aware routing.

Automated smart order routing for perps across Hyperliquid, Lighter, Orderly, GMX, and Ostium. You specify the trade (say, long 1 BTC at 10× leverage) and Verus picks the cheapest all-in execution path, factoring in slippage at your size, fees, funding, and market impact.

Private beta

Trade where it costs less.

The first cohort gets venue-level routing, agent APIs, and a direct line to the team.

Private beta · early access