Two readings, side by side
Extended vs Lighter
Not a scoring table. Two dated readings of the venues' own restriction pages, the countries where their lists differ, and each programme's declared terms — quoted, never improved.
The readings behind this page
- Extended — read on 2026-08-30 docs.extended.exchange #54201cfd Full Extended list
- Lighter — read on 2026-08-31 lighter.xyz #56f875b1 Full Lighter list
What each one charges
- Extended — taker 0.025%, maker 0.000%, read 2026-09-03 flat docs.extended.exchange
- Lighter — taker 0.000%, maker 0.000%, read 2026-09-03 Standard account docs.lighter.xyz
The gap between venues is usually larger than any referral discount: count that first.
Named by Extended, not by Lighter
- AF Afghanistan
- HK Hong Kong
- SC Seychelles
Named by Lighter, not by Extended
- BY Belarus
- MM Myanmar
- SD Sudan
- UA Ukraine
- VE Venezuela
Named by both
- CA Canada
- CN China
- CU Cuba
- GB United Kingdom (UK)
- IR Iran
- KP North Korea
- RU Russia
- SY Syria
- US United States
If the edge can place your connection, your country's code is marked in the lists above.
What each programme declares
Extended
AIRDROPRADAR You get 10% off Extended's commissions for your first $50M of volume — against a taker fee of 0.025% and a maker fee of 0.000%, read on their own docs 3 Sep 2026. We are paid in platform points, not cash. The fee-rebate affiliate programme is invite-only and we are not in it.
Lighter
N33BQEX6ZYVM Lighter's Standard account charges 0.000% maker and 0.000% taker, read on their own docs 3 Sep 2026 — there is no fee left for a discount to cut. What the link adds is your first week of Premium fees rebated, to your first $10M of volume. We receive 10% of referred users' fees (Bronze tier; higher tiers exist). The restricted-country list is still Lighter's; payment does not rewrite it.
Questions
Which can I use from my country — Extended or Lighter?
The venues decide that, at KYC. What we publish is a different thing: whose list names which countries — yours marked when the connection can be placed — and the click is checked at the edge either way.
Do Extended and Lighter pay the same referral reward?
Each declares its own programme; both are quoted above verbatim and checked monthly. We add nothing to either.
Why do the two lists differ?
Different legal exposure, different regulators, different lawyers. We do not guess at reasons — we date what each page says and record every later change in the ledger.