home/Hyperliquid Liquidation
Decentralized Perpetuals Exchange · Custom L1

Hyperliquid LiquidationHyperliquid Guide

Hyperliquid liquidation explained: how liquidation price is calculated, cross vs isolated margin, what happens when you are liquidated, and risk management to prevent it.

70%+
Decentralized Perp Market Share
of all on-chain perpetuals volume
$21.8B
24-Hour Trading Volume
April 2026 · exceeds most CEXs
0.2s
Transaction Finality
HyperBFT consensus · 200K+ TPS
Overview

Hyperliquid Liquidation

Hyperliquid liquidation explained: how liquidation price is calculated, cross vs isolated margin, what happens when you are liquidated, and risk management to prevent it.

Hyperliquid is the dominant decentralized perpetuals exchange with approximately 70% of all on-chain derivatives volume globally. Built on a custom L1 with HyperBFT consensus (0.2-second finality, 200,000+ TPS), it runs a fully on-chain CLOB with $21.8B+ daily volume and $7.3B open interest. Features: 100+ perp markets, up to 40x leverage, 0.024%/0.045% fees, spot trading, HLP vaults, and HyperEVM DeFi. HYPE token: zero VC, 31% to users. No KYC required.

// protocol.data
TypePerp DEX + Spot + L1
Perp Mkt Share66–73% of DEX perps
24H Volume~$21.8B (Apr 2026)
Open Interest$7.3B
30D Volume$300B+
Users760,000+
Max Leverage40×
Maker Fee0.024%
Taker Fee0.045%
Finality0.2 seconds
TPS200,000+
VC FundingZero
KYCNot required
Features

Why 70% of On-Chain Perp Volume Chooses Hyperliquid

Custom L1, on-chain CLOB, CEX-grade liquidity — with self-custody. The architecture difference that changed decentralized trading.

0.2s Finality
HyperBFT consensus — 200ms settlement, 200K+ TPS.
📊 On-Chain CLOB
Not AMM. Central Limit Order Book — professional market making, tight spreads.
💪 40× Leverage
100+ perp markets, BTC/ETH deep liquidity, 0.024% maker fee.
🪙 HYPE Token
Zero VC. 31% airdropped to users. Real fee revenue.
🏦 HLP + HyperEVM
Earn vault yield. DeFi composing with the order book.
🔓 No KYC
Self-custody. No withdrawal limits. No custodian risk.
Get Started

Trade in Minutes

No account. No KYC. Connect a wallet, bridge USDC, and trade perpetuals on-chain.

01
Connect EVM wallet to app
hyperliquid.xyz — no account, no KYC.
02
Bridge USDC from Ethereum, Arbitrum, or Base to Hyperliquid
03
Choose perp market, set leverage, place order — settles on-chain in 0
2 seconds.

The Decentralized Exchange That Actually Works

$21.8B daily volume. 0.2-second finality. No KYC. No custodian. Your funds on-chain, your keys in your wallet.

Start Trading on Hyperliquid →

No account required · No withdrawal limits · Self-custody

FAQ

Hyperliquid Liquidation — Questions Answered

What is Hyperliquid Liquidation?
+
Hyperliquid liquidation explained: how liquidation price is calculated, cross vs isolated margin, what happens when you are liquidated, and risk management to prevent it.
What is Hyperliquid market share?
+
Approximately 70% of all decentralized perpetuals volume as of April 2026 — processing $21.8B+ daily, more than most centralized perpetuals exchanges.
Is Hyperliquid safe?
+
Non-custodial — you keep your private keys. Smart contract risk applies to bridge and vault interactions. Trading risk (leverage, liquidation) is significant. No major security incidents to date.
What are Hyperliquid fees?
+
0.024% maker, 0.045% taker for standard users. Volume-based discounts. Negative maker rebates for top market makers.
What is the HYPE token price?
+
HYPE trades around $41-45 as of May 2026, ~$10.5B market cap. Zero VC allocation. 31% of supply airdropped to early users November 2024.
Reviews

What Traders Say

Perp Trader
★★★★★

"Hyperliquid is the best perpetuals trading experience available on-chain. 70% market share reflects genuine product quality — not marketing."

DeFi User
★★★★★

"HYPE tokenomics are the most user-aligned of any major protocol. No VCs waiting to dump. Real fee revenue. Legitimate reasons to hold."

Researcher
★★★★☆

"The on-chain CLOB architecture is the right design for professional derivatives. The market share dominance is the empirical proof."

Zero VC. 31% Airdropped to Users. Real Revenue.

Hyperliquid raised no venture capital and gave 31% of HYPE directly to early users. The most community-aligned major DeFi protocol launch in history.

Get HYPE →