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# What is Velocity

Velocity is a multichain perpetuals DEX: one terminal that routes your orders across several on-chain venues.

Instead of tying you to a single exchange, Velocity connects to multiple on-chain perp venues and sends each order to the one that lists the market with the best liquidity. Today that includes Hyperliquid, Lighter, and Ostium, with more venues being added. Each venue runs its own on-chain order book. Velocity puts one fast, professional-grade interface on top and adds a few things those venues don't ship by default:

* A premium interface built for professional traders: fast, information-dense, and tuned for precise order entry and one-click execution.
* A catalogue of pre-built strategies you can run on your account.
* A wallet that signs orders silently so you can trade without popups.
* One terminal for every market we list, across every venue we support.

Velocity is not a separate venue. Every trade you place settles on-chain at the venue that lists it.

## What you can trade

One account, every asset class we list:

* **Crypto**: 200+ perpetuals plus spot, from BTC and ETH to long-tail tokens.
* **Stocks**: perps on US single names like TSLA, NVDA, and AAPL.
* **ETFs**: perps on major exchange-traded funds.
* **Forex**: major FX pairs such as EUR/USD.
* **Commodities**: gold, silver, oil, natural gas and more.
* **Indices**: equity indices like the SP500 and the NASDAQ.
* **Pre-IPO**: perps on private companies before they list.
* **Prediction markets**: binary and multi-outcome contracts on real-world events.

See [Markets](/velocity-docs/features/markets.md) for the full breakdown.

## Your funds

Velocity never holds your USDC. Balances sit on-chain at the venues you trade on, controlled by your wallet. You can withdraw at any time.


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