Which DEXs list Nasdaq 100 (QQQ ETF) on-chain?

As of August 23, 2026, Nasdaq 100 trades as a perpetual on 10 DEXs: Variational (Omni), Lighter, Aster, edgeX, GRVT, gTrade (Gains Network), ApeX Omni, Orderly Network, Carbon, Vest Markets. Aggregate open interest is 21.6 $M and the largest market is Variational (Omni) with 82% of the total.

Which DEX has the most liquidity for Nasdaq 100 (QQQ ETF)?

Variational (Omni), with 17.7 $M in open interest (82% of the 21.6 $M aggregate). Open interest measures live margined positions, a harder signal than volume.

Which DEX has the lowest fees for Nasdaq 100 (QQQ ETF)?

Lighter (0.0 % taker). The trading fee is only part of a perpetual's cost: periodic funding can far exceed it in thin markets.

Is buying the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ ETF) perpetual the same as owning the asset?

No. A perpetual is a leveraged derivative: price exposure without ownership, periodic funding charges or payments, and liquidation risk. The ownership route depends on the asset: see the section above.

Can I trade Nasdaq 100 (QQQ ETF) on these DEXs from the US or Europe?

It depends on the DEX: most exclude the US and several exclude Canada or the UK; the EU is usually not excluded, but each platform sets it in its terms. Per-platform detail is in this page's restrictions list.

Where to buy Nasdaq 100 (QQQ ETF) on-chain? The 10 DEXs that list it

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Notice: a perpetual gives price exposure, not ownership: there are no shares, ounces or coupons behind it, and periodic funding can charge or pay you. Data as of August 23, 2026 from each DEX's public APIs; not investment advice. CleanSky receives no fees or referrals from any listed platform.

As of August 23, 2026, Nasdaq 100 trades as a perpetual on 10 decentralized exchanges, across 12 markets and 21.6 $M in aggregate open interest. The largest is Variational (Omni), holding 82% of the total. This page summarizes where, with what liquidity, fees and restrictions; live data lives in the finder.

Which DEXs list Nasdaq 100 (QQQ ETF) and with how much liquidity?

DEX	Chain	Symbol	Open interest	24h vol.	Max lev.	Taker fee
Variational (Omni)	Arbitrum	`QQQ`	17.7 $M	8.5 $M	—	0 %
Lighter	zkSync Era (ZK-rollup)	`QQQ`	1.6 $M	1.6 $M	30×	0 %
Aster	BNB Chain	`QQQUSDT`	1.1 $M	57 $k	—	0.009 %
edgeX	edgeX rollup 'Edge' (chainId 3343, stack Arbitrum, anclado a Ethereum; la V1 StarkEx esta congelada)	`QQQUSDC`	731 $k	903 $k	20×	0.045 %
GRVT	GRVT Chain (validium del stack ZKsync; matching centralizado, liquidacion ZK)	`QQQ_USDT_Perp`	394 $k	105 $k	—	0.045 %
gTrade (Gains Network)	Arbitrum / Base / Polygon	`QQQ/USD`	39 $k	—	100×	0.035 %
ApeX Omni	ApeX Omni (L2 zk, omnichain)	`QQQUSDT`	16 $k	2.1 $M	50×	0.05 %
Orderly Network	omnichain (Orderly L2)	`PERP_QQQ_USDC_mythos`	10 $k	0 $	20×	0.03 %
gTrade (Gains Network)	Arbitrum / Base / Polygon	`QQQ/USD`	0 $	—	100×	0.035 %
Carbon	Arbitrum	`QQQUSDT`	—	—	10×	—
Carbon	Arbitrum	`QQQ_CARBONRWA`	—	—	5×	—
Vest Markets	Motor zkRisk off-chain (colateral USDC, depositos via Base y otras)	`QQQ-USD-PERP`	—	0 $	50×	—

Where is Nasdaq 100 (QQQ ETF) liquidity concentrated?

Open interest in Nasdaq 100 is unevenly spread: Variational (Omni) concentrates 82% (17.7 $M). A dominant market means the reference price and your real exit depend on a single book; the smaller markets in the table exist, but moving through them costs more spread.

Which countries are excluded?

Each DEX declares its exclusions in its terms of use (verified on the date shown per venue):

Variational (Omni): EE. UU. y territorios asociados, Canada, Cuba, Iran, Corea del Norte, Sudan, Siria, Crimea/Donetsk/Luhansk/Sebastopol + sancionados (EE. UU., UE, Reino Unido, Singapur, ONU); excluye a 'U.S. person' y 'Canadian person' (2026-08-23)
Lighter: EE. UU., Canada, Reino Unido, China, Rusia, Ucrania, Cuba, Iran, Venezuela, Siria + sancionados (2026-08-23)
Aster: EE. UU., Canada, Reino Unido, China, Corea del Norte, Rusia, Ucrania, Cuba, Iran, Venezuela, Siria + sancionados; ley de Hong Kong (2026-08-23)
edgeX: EE. UU. y Canada (bloqueados de la interfaz) + Iran, Cuba, Corea del Norte, Siria, Myanmar, Crimea/Donetsk/Luhansk y cualquier territorio bajo sanciones integrales de EE. UU.; VPN prohibida; arbitraje JAMS en San Francisco, ley de California (2026-08-23)
GRVT: EE. UU. y territorios, Canada, Singapur, Hong Kong, Corea del Norte, Iran, Myanmar, Bielorrusia, Cuba, Afganistan, Libia, Rusia, Somalia, Sudan del Sur, Sudan, Siria, Crimea/Donetsk/Luhansk/Jerson/Zaporiyia y Sebastopol (2026-08-24 fees: help.grvt.io/en/articles/9614699; jurisdicciones: help.grvt.io/en/articles/9711621-restricted-jurisdictions; funding en %/8h calibrado contra Hyperliquid (BTC 0.0052 vs 0.0246 %/8h))
gTrade (Gains Network): EE. UU. y territorios (explicito, ToS 5.4) + cualquier pais donde sea ilegal o exija licencia + sancionados (OFAC/UE); el ToS no enumera mas paises (2026-08-23)
ApeX Omni: EE. UU., Iran, Cuba, Corea del Norte, Siria, Myanmar, Crimea/Donetsk/Luhansk + sancionados OFAC; VPN prohibida; ley de Panama (2026-08-23)
Orderly Network: las aplica cada broker, no Orderly; la API publica no geobloquea (pendiente de verificar la lista de WOOFi Pro) (2026-08-23)
Vest Markets: pendiente (vestmarkets.com/terms es una SPA no legible sin navegador; las docs no publican lista) (2026-08-24 https://docs.vestmarkets.com/trading/fees-and-rates/fees.md (tabla de sesiones) y vest-api.md (base server-prod.hz.vestmarkets.com/v2, header xrestservermm, fee API 1 pb; sin endpoint de OI))

What about buying actual Nasdaq 100 (QQQ ETF), not a perpetual?

You cannot buy an index: you buy an ETF that tracks it (via a broker, or a backed token if an issuer lists it) or synthetic exposure like this.

Where to see this data live?

This page is a snapshot as of August 23, 2026. The TradFi-on-DEX finder covers the 10 DEXs with open interest, volume and funding refreshed hourly, plus the full JSON index.

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