Product and execution route: the implication
Identify the execution venue behind the interface. An aggregator can depend on another protocol; adding interfaces does not necessarily diversify underlying exposure.
DN Decision Briefs / Evidence comparison
GMX vs MUX vs SynFutures
Compare direct markets, aggregated routes and a hybrid trading engine. Follow the actual liquidity source, collateral and exit steps before comparing costs.
What Matters
Compare like with like. Keep the gaps visible.
3 pinned documentation briefs compared by decision condition. Not a live execution test, security audit, exhaustive product inventory or individual eligibility assessment.
GMX is scoped to V2 on Arbitrum. MUX separates aggregation from native V3 markets; SynFutures coverage concerns its perpetual engine. These are different product scopes, not three interchangeable or necessarily independent liquidity venues. No common deployment or current route inventory is asserted.
DN Evidence Block
The conditions side by side.
| Decision factor | GMX | MUX | SynFutures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product and execution route | The overview lists direct markets on Arbitrum, Avalanche and MegaETH. GMX Account access from supported source chains settles on Arbitrum. GMX trading overview | The aggregator describes routing across one or more liquidity sources based on market, size, available liquidity, estimated costs and user preferences. MUX perpetual aggregator | The introduction separates the Perps Engine from an RWA offering integrated with Anchored. Perps combine orderbook and AMM liquidity. SynFutures product introduction |
| Collateral and market selection | Collateral choices depend on the market and pool. The order guide gives BTC or USDC as choices for a BTC-USDC market. Non-stable collateral adds price exposure. GMX positions and order types | The V3 guide describes pools with different collateral, markets and directional exposure. Positions can route to multiple elemental pools. MUX V3 trading protocol | The tutorial distinguishes stablecoin and coin-margin markets, then illustrates a USDC deposit. SynFutures written tutorial |
| Trading and holding costs | The reviewed fee guide lists 0.04% or 0.06% position fees for most markets, depending on whether the action improves open-interest balance. TradFi exceptions apply. GMX fees | The fee page explicitly says third-party routes adapt to the underlying protocol. Native V3 separately charges opening/closing position fees and hourly borrowing fees. MUX fee structure | The April 2024 V3 fee-tier announcement described discounts paid in margin tokens in the following month. This review does not establish that those program terms remain current. SynFutures April 2024 fee-tier announcement (historical) |
| Order and routing conditions | GMX uses direction-dependent oracle bid/ask bounds for triggering and execution. The displayed midpoint is not the execution trigger, and fast moves can skip prices. GMX positions and order types | The aggregator guide describes additional supplied margin, opening/closing boost charges and a separate boost-funding charge alongside underlying funding. MUX perpetual aggregator | The trading tutorial exposes margin required, price impact, estimated trade value and trading fee before confirmation. SynFutures written tutorial |
| Managing exposure before exit | The liquidation guide says eligible stop-loss orders may be attempted first, but execution is not guaranteed when market moves and liquidation thresholds coincide. GMX liquidations and ADL | The native V3 overview lists cross and isolated margin. Aggregator routes can use other underlying protocols. MUX V3 trading protocolMUX perpetual aggregator | The tutorial describes removal as conversion into a trading position, followed by a separate close. It distinguishes removal price from liquidation price. SynFutures written tutorial |
| What remains unmeasured | This pinned snapshot provides no independent measurements of execution, withdrawal reliability or individual eligibility. | No contemporaneous multi-venue execution benchmark, withdrawal test or stop-loss reliability test was conducted for this brief. MUX perpetual aggregator | This pinned snapshot provides no independent measurements of execution, withdrawal reliability or individual eligibility. |
Collateral and market selection: the implication
Confirm the exact market, collateral token and execution chain. A deposit option or tutorial example is not a universal margin list.
Trading and holding costs: the implication
Compare a complete round trip on the chosen route. The SynFutures fee-tier article is historical; it cannot establish a current rebate or a present-day cheapest venue.
Order and routing conditions: the implication
Check the actual order preview and any added routing or boost charges. An oracle trigger, route estimate or preview is not a guaranteed fill.
Managing exposure before exit: the implication
Closing a position, removing liquidity and withdrawing funds are separate steps. Native MUX margin modes cannot be assumed to apply to every aggregated route.
What remains unmeasured: the implication
No matched live trades, stop-loss observations or withdrawal tests support a performance or safety winner.
Evidence boundary
No invented rates. No implied guarantees.
- Matched executable quotes including entry, holding and exit costs
- Independent fill, stop-loss and withdrawal reliability
- Current permissions, recovery and revocation behaviour
- Individual eligibility and current regional restrictions
No numerical all-in cost is calculated. A valid comparison needs contemporaneous quotes for matching assets, product modes, notional sizes, directions and holding periods, with entry, holding and exit costs included.
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- Scope
- Perpetual trading across distinct product scopes
- Collateral scope
- Market, account and route dependent. No universal collateral equivalence or shared deployment is asserted.
- Evidence version
- 1.0.0 / 2026-10-14
- Live tested
- No
Change record
Reviewed dates, not inferred launch dates.
DN publication
Initial comparison of pinned documentation snapshots. Evidence coverage differs; unsupported conditions remain unknown.
Review triggers: Changed official product, fee, margin or withdrawal documentation; A substantiated correction; The earliest underlying editorial review deadline. No automated provider surveillance runs for this brief.
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