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Free Trading

How the zero-fee path works for embedded wallet accounts

Free Trading

Accounts created through Aura using the embedded wallet path (Google, Apple, or email sign-in) are eligible for zero Hyperliquid builder fees until $1B cumulative lifetime trading volume.

Gas is free on both paths — this only refers to the Aura builder fee.

How it works

When you create a new Aura account, Aura is set as your Hyperliquid referrer. Hyperliquid's protocol pays referrers a share of your trading fees from its own fee pool — at no extra cost to you. This is how Aura earns revenue on the zero-fee path without charging you directly.

The referral relationship is set once during the enable-trading flow and cannot be changed after the fact (Hyperliquid enforces this at the protocol level).

What you still pay

  • Hyperliquid trading fees — maker/taker rates set by Hyperliquid based on your 14-day volume tier. These are unchanged regardless of your Aura account type. See Hyperliquid's fee schedule.
  • Polymarket fees — PM fees apply regardless of account type. See Polymarket's docs.

External wallet accounts

If you sign in with an existing wallet (MetaMask, Rabby, etc.), the zero-fee path is not available. A 0.1bp Aura builder fee applies on mainnet perps. See Builder Fee.

After $1B volume

Builder fees apply at the standard rate. This threshold is tracked on Hyperliquid's side.