# Overview

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Imperial offers a CEX-like experience on Solana's quickly growing perp DEXs. Imperial is not an aggregator, but is a way to get a curated experience & exposure to Solana's perp DEXs including:

* Jupiter
* Flash Trade
* Phoenix
* GMTrade

## Perps Trading

When trading perps, users can trade on a CEX or a DEX. Popular CEXs include Binance, Blofin, MEXC, etc. CEXs offer a certain experience most DEXs do not. This includes sophisticated order types, an integrated mobile experience, quality of life features traders expect.

DEXs are more popular for more security minded users that don't trust platforms like Binance; the perp nightmare of 10/10 demonstrates why many CEXs cannot be trusted. By far, the most popular DEX is Hyperliquid because it is a CEX promising to be a DEX. Many users still want a genuine DEX to trade on.


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