Guides · Updated November 7, 2026
How to choose a Hyperliquid trading frontend
What to check before you trade Hyperliquid through a third-party app: who holds the keys, what it charges on top, how it protects your account, and whether it works with AI agents.
Why this matters
A large share of Hyperliquid's daily users now trade through third-party frontends rather than its own interface — close to 40% by Blockworks' count. They all reach the same order book, so the differences are in custody, fees on top, protection, and tools. We build one of these frontends (Vectorial Data Terminal), so read this as a checklist you can apply to any of them, including ours.
Five questions to ask
- Who holds the keys? Self-custodial means the wallet's key is yours (or held for you by a wallet provider you can export from), not the app's.
- What does it charge on top of Hyperliquid? Third-party frontends earn a builder fee on each order; look for the rate shown before you trade.
- How does it protect withdrawals? Look for passkeys, approved withdrawal addresses, and alerts on new sign-ins.
- What markets does it reach? Perpetuals, spot, HIP-3 markets (stocks, indices, commodities), and whether it adds others like prediction markets.
- Can you automate it safely? An API or MCP server with limits the server enforces and a kill switch lets you use bots or AI assistants without handing them your keys.
Where Vectorial Data Terminal stands
- Self-custodial embedded wallet; we never see the key.
- 0.25% per perpetuals trade on top of Hyperliquid's fees, shown before you trade.
- Passkeys, approved withdrawal addresses and sign-in alerts.
- Hyperliquid perpetuals and spot, HIP-3 markets, plus Polymarket prediction markets, copy trading and Earn in the same account.
- Agent API and MCP server with server-side limits and a kill switch; Claude and ChatGPT can propose orders you approve.
Questions
- Are third-party Hyperliquid frontends safe?
- It depends on the frontend. Check who holds the keys, what it charges on top of Hyperliquid, and how it protects withdrawals (passkeys, approved addresses, sign-in alerts) before you deposit.
- Why do Hyperliquid frontends charge a fee?
- Hyperliquid lets third-party apps add a builder fee to the orders they route. It is how they are paid; the rate should be shown before you trade.