Lighter
On-chain orderbook DEX on Arbitrum. Trade perpetual futures with deep liquidity and low fees.
Quick Start
Set credentials
export EVM_PRIVATE_KEY="0x..."
Check markets
/lighter markets
Get price
/lighter price ETH-USD
Open positions
/lighter long ETH-USD 1 /lighter short BTC-USD 0.1 45000
Commands
Market Data
Command Description
/lighter markets
List available markets
/lighter price <market>
Get current price
/lighter book <market>
Show orderbook depth
Account
Command Description
/lighter balance
Show balances
/lighter positions
Show open positions
/lighter orders
List open orders
Trading
Command Description
/lighter long <market> <size> [price]
Open long position
/lighter short <market> <size> [price]
Open short position
/lighter close <market>
Close position
/lighter closeall
Close all positions
/lighter cancel <orderId>
Cancel order
/lighter cancelall
Cancel all orders
Examples:
/lighter long ETH-USD 1 # Market long 1 ETH /lighter long ETH-USD 1 3000 # Limit long at $3,000 /lighter short BTC-USD 0.1 # Market short 0.1 BTC /lighter close ETH-USD # Close ETH position
Configuration
Required
export EVM_PRIVATE_KEY="0x..."
Optional
export DRY_RUN=true
Resources
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Lighter App
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Lighter Docs