What Is Monday Trade? The Onchain Trading House Native to Monad

Monday Trade is a high-performance onchain native trading platform built on Monad, designed to bring CeFi-level speed and execution into a fully decentralized environment.

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As the flagship trading house native to the Monad ecosystem, Monday Trade enables users to trade perps, spot, and upcoming real-world asset (RWA) markets with ultra-low latency and onchain transparency.

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This article dives into the all-in-one trading platform, how to get started, and what it means for traders.

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Key Takeaways

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• Monday Trade is Monad's native all-in-one DEX offering the best of CEX and DEX trading.
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• With Monad's low latency and high throughput, Monday Trade executes trades within milliseconds, ensuring traders make the most of market moves.
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• Powered by SynFutures' white-label DEX infrastructure — enabling new exchanges to launch seamlessly on emerging chains.
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• The platform combines the precision of a fully onchain order book with the simplicity of AMMs into one sleek, easy-to-use UI.
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• A hybrid DEX tailored for beginner, pro, and institutional traders with optional advanced trading tools.
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• Transparent and self-custodial — trades settle onchain where data is verifiable. You are in full control of your assets.
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• Trade BTC, ETH, and MON perp pairs.
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What Is Monday Trade?

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Monday Trade is Monad's native spot and perps DEX that offers the best of CEX and DEX trading. Live since day one of the Monad mainnet, Monday Trade is a hybrid DEX platform built for traders across all experience levels.
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Perpetual futures, or perps, are where onchain traders go when they want leverage, flexibility, and speed.
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On the spot side, users can create liquidity pools (LPs) or add to existing pools on the DEX directly in the order book through limit orders.
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The platform also encourages traders to trade selective pairs for boosted points and rewards through ongoing campaigns and TVL-specific incentives.
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How Does Monday Trade Work?

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Monday Trade is built on top of Monad, a Layer 1 blockchain, and uses a hybrid model that integrates an Automated Market Maker (AMM) with an onchain order book (CLOB) system — delivering both instant liquidity and precise trade execution on a single platform.

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The protocol is composed of three main components:
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• The Liquidity Handler (AMM Management) — Inspired by Uniswap V3, the AMM serves as a fallback liquidity source when limit orders are unavailable or insufficient.
  
  
• The Order Handler (Limit Order Management) — Manages the onchain order book and allows users to place limit orders at specific ticks (e.g., "Buy ETH at $2,000").
  
  
• The Swap Handler (Trade Execution) — Optimizes gas costs while maintaining order book precision, delivering up to 98% gas savings.
  
  

Together, these three components give traders both the depth of an AMM and the precision of an order book in one unified interface.

Why Monad?

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Monday Trade leverages Monad's millisecond block time and one-second block finality.

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Here's what makes Monad stand out:

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• Near-zero gas for cheap transactions
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• 10,000+ TPS for zero congestion
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• 500ms block times for instant trades
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• 1s finality for fast settlement
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• Full EVM compatibility for easy access
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• True decentralization for complete ownership and security
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Monad is one of the only EVM chains that can offer this kind of speed. For a perps DEX where milliseconds matter, this isn't a nice-to-have — it's the foundation.
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Additionally, Monday Trade is built on the battle-tested DeFi infrastructure of SynFutures, one of the top onchain perps platforms with over $300 billion in cumulative trading volume.
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Key DEX Features

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• Lightning-Fast Execution: Millisecond settlement times for capturing critical market opportunities.
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• Hybrid Market Structure: Integrates AMM liquidity with a fully onchain order book across both perps and spot, providing deep liquidity on all markets.
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• Advanced Trading Tools: Professional-grade interface for sophisticated market participants.
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• Gas Efficiency: Optimized transaction processing for cost-effective trading.
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• Permissionless Listings: Anyone can launch new token spot markets with minimal liquidity requirements.
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• Proven Technology: Built on SynFutures' battle-tested infrastructure — creators of Base's leading perpetual DEX with over $300B in trading volume.
  
  

Perp DEX Models and Where Monday Trade Fits

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Most perps DEXs today fall into two categories: AMM-based designs or hybrid order book systems that rely on off-chain components.
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AMM perps prioritize simplicity and accessibility but often suffer from pricing inefficiencies, higher slippage during volatility, and indirect exposure to liquidity providers rather than true market depth.
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To combat these issues, some protocols use order book-based perps running on app-chains or off-chain matching engines. While this improves execution quality, it often fragments liquidity.
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Monday Trade takes a different approach — operating a fully onchain trading stack natively on Monad. By leveraging Monad's high-throughput and low-latency architecture, the platform supports an onchain central limit order book with transparent matching and unified liquidity.
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This enables precise execution comparable to centralized platforms while maintaining DeFi's composability and verifiability.
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Community at the Core

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Community plays a central part in how Monday Trade evolves. The platform actively rewards participation from both new and experienced traders through partner collaborations, liquidity initiatives, and its Voyage Points program.
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Through a mix of incentive programs, referral initiatives, and organic community campaigns, traders can earn points and rewards by trading, providing liquidity, or supporting ecosystem growth.

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Examples of past and recent campaigns include:

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• Voyage Points Program (Season 1)
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• Resting Order Point Program
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• AUSD/earnAUSD TVL Campaign
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• Spot trading point multipliers on AUSD, MON, gMON, NB, and WBTC
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• Perp trading point multipliers on BTC, ETH, and MON
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• Momentum Referral Campaign
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• MON/USDC TVL Campaign
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For the most up-to-date information on active and upcoming campaigns, please refer to Monday Trade’s official channels.

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Growing the Ecosystem

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The Monday Trade ecosystem is actively expanding within Monad and across the broader DeFi landscape. Growth is driven through strategic partnerships, collaborative campaigns, and incentive-based programs that support liquidity, adoption, and long-term engagement.

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‍Monday Trade works closely with a wide range of ecosystem partners, including Aggregators, Auditors, DEX Trackers, General Integration Projects, Launchpads, NFT Projects, Trading Terminals, and Wallets.

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How to Get Started in Under 5 Minutes

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1. Go to app.monday.trade
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2. Click "Connect Wallet" and select Backpack Wallet
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3. Sign the confirmation approval (a wallet extension pop-up will appear)
   
   

Note: No fees are charged. This signature simply connects your wallet to Monday Trade.
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4. You're connected. Trade spot or perps, provide liquidity, and participate in ongoing campaigns.
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Risks and Considerations

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Monday Trade runs on smart contracts — automated code onchain that enables trading without intermediaries. While audited and tested, all smart contracts carry risk.

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Bugs, exploits, or issues in third-party integrations could lead to loss of funds. By using Monday Trade, you acknowledge that:

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• You are responsible for your own onchain activity
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• Blockchain transactions are irreversible
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• No system is immune to failure or attack
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Always use trusted wallets, DYOR, and follow good security practices.
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Looking Ahead

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Perp DEXs are evolving rapidly across every major blockchain and ecosystem. Monday Trade is focused on building out the next phase of trading on Monad through:
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• Capital Efficiency
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• Growth Engine
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• Ecosystem Expansion
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• Scaling & Sustainability

Phase 1 is currently being rolled out. Stay up to date to see what's next:

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Final Thoughts

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For traders exploring DeFi and onchain markets, Monday Trade is a practical entry point into high-performance trading on Monad. Built for newcomers and pro traders alike, the platform delivers fast execution, transparent infrastructure, and tools designed for real trading conditions.

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With a clean UI, advanced order functionality, and a roadmap that keeps expanding, Monday Trade is positioning itself as a core venue for onchain trading in the Monad ecosystem.

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