# Solana (SOL) Perpetual — Live Price & How to Trade on Lighter | Lighterpedia

> Live Solana (SOL) price, 24h change, volume, and open interest on Lighter DEX. How to trade the SOL crypto perp — zero-fee, USDC-margined, up to 25x leverage

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# Solana Perpetual · SOL

Trade the **SOL perpetual** on [Lighter DEX](https://app.lighter.xyz/?referral=LIGHTERPEDIA) — zero-fee, USDC-margined, up to **25x leverage** on a fully verifiable ZK order book.

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Live SOL candles from Lighter's public API. For trading, verify on [app.lighter.xyz](https://app.lighter.xyz/?referral=LIGHTERPEDIA).

## About Solana (SOL)

Solana (SOL) is a high-throughput layer-1 known for fast, low-cost transactions. Its perp is among the most active zero-fee markets on Lighter.

## Trading Solana Perpetuals on Lighter

On Lighter, Solana trades as the **SOL** perpetual — no expiry, with collateral and PnL settled in USDC. Standard accounts pay **0% maker and taker fees**, and Lighter offers up to **25x leverage** on this market. Every fill is matched on a fully verifiable ZK order book, so matching and liquidations are proven rather than trusted — see [what Lighter DEX is](https://lighterpedia.com/ecosystem/what-is-lighter) for how that works.

## How is the SOL perp different from owning Solana?

Buying Solana spot means holding the asset, with custody and self-storage as your problem and your upside limited to price appreciation. The SOL perpetual is a different trade: you post USDC as margin, you take the price exposure without ever holding SOL, and you can go short as easily as long. There is no expiry to roll, which is what makes it perpetual, and funding payments between longs and shorts are what keep the contract tethered to spot. The trade-off is that leverage cuts both ways and a position can be liquidated, which never happens to spot you actually own.

## What should you know before trading SOL?

The numbers that decide whether a SOL position survives are the margin ones, not the fee ones. Trading is free at 0% maker and 0% taker on a standard account, so the cost of being wrong is entirely margin and funding. 25x is this market's ceiling, which means you post at least 4.0% of notional as initial margin; go to the ceiling and a move of roughly that size against you wipes the position. Liquidation carries a 1% fee on top of the forced exit, so planning your own exit is materially cheaper than being closed out. The minimum order is $10 of notional, which makes it cheap to size a first position small.

Key Takeaway

SOL perps on Lighter are zero-fee for standard accounts, USDC-margined, and matched on a verifiable ZK order book with up to 25x leverage. Sign up with referral code **LIGHTERPEDIA** to attach the code at sign-up.

## How to Trade Solana on Lighter in 4 Steps

- 1**Connect a wallet** — open [app.lighter.xyz](https://app.lighter.xyz/?referral=LIGHTERPEDIA) and connect MetaMask, Rabby, or any Web3 wallet. No KYC required.

- 2**Deposit USDC** — fund your account with USDC to use as margin collateral. See our [getting-started guide](https://lighterpedia.com/guides/getting-started).

- 3**Open the SOL market** — select Solana, choose your leverage (up to 25x on this market), and set your margin mode.

- 4**Place your order** — market or limit, all zero-fee for standard accounts. Manage risk with stop-loss and take-profit.

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## Solana Perpetual — Contract Specs

| Market | SOL (Perpetual)

| Margin asset | USDC

| Maker / taker fee | 0% / 0% (standard account)

| Max leverage | 25x (4.0% initial margin)

| Minimum order | $10 notional

| Liquidation fee | 1% of position value

| Order matching | Verifiable ZK order book, settles to Ethereum

| Settlement | Settled in USDC

| Sign-up bonus | One-week Premium fee rebate with code LIGHTERPEDIA

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What does it cost to trade the Solana perpetual on Lighter?

Standard accounts on Lighter trade the SOL perpetual at 0% maker and 0% taker fees — it is a zero-fee market. Premium tiers with LIT staked can unlock rebated rates. You still pay network gas on deposits and withdrawals.

### What is the maximum leverage for Solana on Lighter?

The SOL market caps out at 25x. That is a per-market limit rather than a platform-wide one: only BTC and ETH reach Lighter's 50x maximum, most alts sit between 10x and 25x, and the pre-IPO markets are capped at 5x because they are internally priced with no price caps. Collateral is USDC either way, and 25x means an initial margin requirement of 4.0% of notional.

### Is the Solana market on Lighter verifiable?

Yes. Lighter is a fully verifiable ZK order-book DEX — order matching and liquidations are proven with zero-knowledge proofs and settle to Ethereum, so the SOL market is trust-minimized rather than relying on an opaque matching engine.

### Do I need KYC to trade Solana on Lighter?

No. Lighter is a self-custody DEX — connect a Web3 wallet and trade directly, with no identity verification required. Signing up with referral code LIGHTERPEDIA attaches the code at account creation; see /referral for what Lighter documents that it does.

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