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Orderbook vs AMM

Two ways a perp DEX matches your trade.

An orderbook venue matches your order against resting bids and asks, just like a centralized exchange. This gives fine-grained control over price and is favoured by active traders.

An AMM or pool model trades you against a shared liquidity pool at an oracle-derived price, which can be simpler but behaves differently on large orders.

Filter venues by model on the rankings, or see the onchain orderbook list.

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Not financial advice. Volume figures are compiled from each venue's public data on our live rankings and may lag; fees, leverage and token status are curated and can change. Always verify on the exchange before trading. Perpetual futures are high risk and leverage can liquidate your position.