Trading Rewards
Trade & Earn SEI & VRTX rewards by trading on Vertex Edge (Sei).
Vertex Edge (Sei) users can currently earn dual trading rewards in both:
SEI
VRTX
Check out the section below for more details on the parameters and distribution mechanisms for the ongoing rewards program available to Sei users.
SEI Season 1 – Trading Rewards
Introducing SEI Season 1. Trade on Vertex, earn SEI rewards.
Users can immediately begin earning SEI rewards simply by trading on Vertex Edge (Sei).
Season 1 of the SEI trading rewards lasts for 6 weeks, with a total of 5.1 million SEI tokens are available as rewards to users over that period.
Total SEI Rewards Available = 5.1 million SEI
SEI Season 1 Start = Wednesday, August 14th 2024
SEI Season 1 End = Wednesday, September 25th 2024
SEI Season 1 Duration = 6 weeks
SEI Rewards Available per Week = 850K SEI
Eligibility = Taker-only
1 Epoch = 1 Week
Earning SEI rewards throughout Season 1 is simple.
Rewards are calculated based on the trading fees paid by participants (takers-only), with a maximum of 75% of the taker fee paid returned as SEI rewards.
For example, if Alice pays $100 in taker fees on Vertex Edge (Sei) in a given 1-week epoch, Alice can earn up to $75 in SEI rewards for that week.
A taker order qualifies as any order that immediately crosses the book and takes liquidity, such as filled market orders.
SEI Season 2 -- Trading Rewards
Introducing SEI Season 2. Trade on Vertex, earn SEI rewards.
Starting on Wednesday, September 25th 2024, Sei users can immediately begin earning SEI rewards simply by trading on Vertex Edge (Sei). Season 2 is a continuation of Season 1, with another pool of SEI rewards totaling 3 million $SEI tokens up for grabs!
SEI Season 2 details include:
Total SEI Rewards Available = 3 million SEI
SEI Season 2 Start = Wednesday, September 25th 2024
SEI Season 2 End = Wednesday, October 23rd 2024
SEI Season 2 Duration = 4 weeks
SEI Rewards Available per Week = 750k SEI
Eligibility = Taker-only
1 Epoch = 1 Week
Earning SEI rewards throughout Season 2 is simple.
Rewards are calculated based on the trading fees paid by participants (takers-only), with a maximum of 75% of the taker fee paid returned as SEI rewards.
For example, if Alice pays $100 in taker fees on Vertex Edge (Sei) in a given 1-week epoch, Alice can earn up to $75 in SEI rewards for that week.
A taker order qualifies as any order that immediately crosses the book and takes liquidity, such as filled market orders.
Trade & Earn on Sei
SEI Season 3 -- Trading Rewards
Introducing SEI Season 3. Trade on Vertex, earn $SEI rewards.
Starting on Wednesday, October 23rd 2024, Sei users can immediately begin earning SEI rewards simply by trading on Vertex Edge (Sei). Season 3 is a continuation of Season 2, with another pool of SEI rewards totaling 2 million $SEI tokens up for grabs!
SEI Season 3 details include:
Total SEI Rewards Available = 2 million SEI
SEI Season 3 Start = Wednesday, October 23rd 2024
SEI Season 3 End = Wednesday, November 20th 2024
SEI Season 3 Duration = 4 weeks
SEI Rewards Available per Week = 500,000 SEI
Eligibility = Taker-only
1 Epoch = 1 Week
Earning SEI rewards throughout Season 3 is simple.
Rewards are calculated based on the trading fees paid by participants (takers-only), with a maximum of 75% of the taker fee paid returned as SEI rewards.
For example, if Alice pays $100 in taker fees on Vertex Edge (Sei) in a given 1-week epoch, Alice can earn up to $75 in SEI rewards for that week.
A taker order qualifies as any order that immediately crosses the book and takes liquidity, such as filled market orders.
Trade & Earn on Sei
SEI Season 4 -- Trading Rewards
Welcome to SEI Season 4! Trade on Vertex, earn $SEI rewards.
Starting on Wednesday, November 20th, 2024, Sei users can immediately begin earning SEI rewards simply by trading on Vertex Edge (Sei). Season 4 is a continuation of Season 3, with another pool of SEI rewards totaling 2.1 million $SEI tokens up for grabs!
SEI Season 4 details include:
Total SEI Rewards Available = 2.1 million SEI
SEI Season 4 Start = Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
SEI Season 4 End = Wednesday, December 18th, 2024
SEI Season 4 Duration = 4 weeks
SEI Rewards Available Per Week = 525,000 SEI
The total amount of $SEI tokens available in Season 4 are split between makers and takers as follows:
Takers
Total SEI Rewards Available = 1.7 million SEI
SEI Rewards Available Per Week = 425,000 SEI
Eligibility = Any taker traders.
Mechanism = Rewards are capped at 75% of taker fees spent. For example, if you pay $100 in taker fees during a week, you could earn up to $75 in SEI rewards.
Makers
Total SEI Rewards Available = 400,000 SEI
SEI Rewards Available per Week = 100,000 SEI
Sei Season 5 — Trading Rewards
Introducing SEI Season 5. Trade on Vertex, earn $SEI rewards.
Starting on Wednesday, December 18th 2024, Sei users can immediately begin earning SEI rewards simply by trading on Vertex Edge. Season 5 is a continuation of Season 4, with another pool of SEI rewards totaling 2.1 million $SEI tokens up for grabs!
SEI Season 5 details include:
Total SEI Rewards Available = 2.1 million SEI
SEI Season 5 Start = Wednesday, December 18th, 2024
SEI Season 5 End = Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
SEI Season 5 Duration = 4 weeks
SEI Rewards Available Per Week = 525,000 SEI
The total amount of $SEI tokens available in Season 5 are split between makers and takers as follows:
Takers
Total SEI Rewards Available = 1.4 million SEI
SEI Rewards Available Per Week = 350,000 SEI
Eligibility = Any taker traders.
Mechanism = Rewards are capped at 75% of taker fees spent. For example, if you pay $100 in taker fees during a week, you could earn up to $75 in SEI rewards.
Makers
Total SEI Rewards Available = 700,000 SEI
SEI Rewards Available per Week = 175,000 SEI
Eligibility & Mechanism = Top 5 Market Makers by volume will get a share of the 175,000 SEI weekly pool according to share of volume -- up to 1 bps maker rebate.
Sei Season 6 — Trading Rewards
Introducing SEI Season 6. Trade on Vertex, earn $SEI rewards.
Starting on Wednesday, January 15th 2025, Sei users can immediately begin earning SEI rewards simply by trading on Vertex Edge. Season 6 is a continuation of Season 5, with another pool of SEI rewards totaling 2.1 million $SEI tokens up for grabs!
SEI Season 6 details include:
Total SEI Rewards Available = 2.1 million SEI
SEI Season 6 Start = Wednesday, January 15th 2025
SEI Season 6 End = Wednesday, February 12th 2025
SEI Season 6 Duration = 4 weeks
SEI Rewards Available Per Week = 525,000 SEI
The total amount of $SEI tokens available in Season 6 are split between makers and takers as follows:
Takers
Total SEI Rewards Available = 1.4 million SEI
SEI Rewards Available Per Week = 350,000 SEI
Eligibility = Any taker traders.
Mechanism = Rewards are capped at 75% of taker fees spent. For example, if you pay $100 in taker fees during a week, you could earn up to $75 in SEI rewards.
Makers
Total SEI Rewards Available = 700,000 SEI
SEI Rewards Available per Week = 175,000 SEI
Eligibility & Mechanism:
Weekly rewards are distributed proportionally to the trading volume of the top 5 MMs.
Rewards are capped at 1 basis point (bps) of maker rebate.
SEI Season 7 — Trading Rewards
The SEI Season 7 trading rewards program on Vertex Edge (Sei) has been extended to further incentivize market makers with $SEI rewards. This program runs on a weekly cycle, with rewards distributed exclusively to makers on Vertex on Sei Network.
SEI Season 7 Extension Details:
Start Date: Wednesday, March 26th 2025
End Date: Wednesday, April 23rd 2025
Duration: 4 weeks (extended)
Total SEI Rewards Available: 700,000 SEI
Weekly SEI Rewards Pool: 175,000 SEI
Eligibility & Mechanism
Reward Type: Maker-only
Reward Cap: Rewards are capped at 1 basis point (bps) of maker rebate.
Distribution: Rewards are calculated and distributed weekly, aligning with the program's cycle.
How It Works
Maker-Only Focus: Rewards are reserved for maker orders—those adding liquidity to the Vertex Edge (Sei) orderbook.
Reward Cap: Earn up to 1 basis point (0.01%) of your maker volume as a rebate, paid in $SEI. For example, $10,000 in maker volume could net you $1 in $SEI rewards, scaled to the weekly pool.
SEI Season 8 — Trading Rewards
Welcome to SEI Season 8! Trade on Vertex Edge (Sei) and earn $SEI rewards.
Starting on Wednesday, April 23rd 2025, Sei users can immediately begin earning $SEI rewards by providing maker liquidity on Vertex Edge (Sei).
Season 8 Details:
Start Date: April 23rd, 2025
End Date: May 21st, 2025
Duration: 4 weeks
Total SEI Rewards Available: 1,000,000 SEI tokens
Weekly SEI Rewards Available: 250,000 SEI tokens
Eligibility & Mechanism:
Maker-Only Rewards: Rewards are exclusively available for maker orders – those adding liquidity to the Vertex Edge (Sei) orderbook.
Reward Cap: Rewards are capped at 1 basis point (0.01%) of the maker rebate per order. For example, if a trader provides $100,000 in maker volume in a given week, the maximum $SEI reward for that week would be calculated based on the equivalent of a 1 bps rebate on the notional value of the maker volume.
Distribution: Rewards are calculated weekly based on the total maker volume contributed by eligible participants. The 250,000 SEI tokens per week are distributed proportionally to makers based on their share of the total maker volume during the epoch.
SEI Season 8 Extension (1 Week)
Start Date: May 21st, 2025
End Date: May 28th, 2025
Total SEI Rewards Available: 250,000 SEI
Eligibility & Mechanism
Maker-Only: Rewards are exclusively for maker volume.
Rewards Cap: Rewards are capped at 1 basis point (bps) of maker rebate.
VRTX Trading Rewards
Sei users can also earn VRTX rewards by trading on Vertex Edge (Sei) as both a maker and taker.
Similar to the SEI Season Incentives program, users can earn VRTX by trading on Vertex Edge (Sei) throughout the duration of the VRTX Rewards Program.
VRTX Rewards for Sei users are available to both:
Takers
Makers
VRTX Rewards – Takers
The pool of VRTX incentives is split and distributed proportionally to traders based on their taker fees paid. VRTX rewards are then split between 6 chains supported by Vertex Edge, including:
Arbitrum
Mantle
Sei
Base
Sonic
Abstract
Avalanche
The amount of VRTX allocated to users is determined by a dynamic reward distribution mechanism across all supported Vertex Edge instances. The parameters are as follows:
Total Reward Pool: There is a total amount of VRTX tokens allocated for rewards for each epoch (~28 days) of the VRTX Trade & Earn program. Rewards are then split between the chains supported by Edge.
Dynamic Reward Allocation: The distribution of rewards is dynamically adjusted based on the activity and performance metrics of each chain. Examples:
More taker activity on Sei = More VRTX taker rewards on Sei.
More maker activity on Sei = More VRTX maker rewards on Sei.
Incentivize Modulation: This method aims to balance incentives across both chains, encouraging active participation and liquidity provision where it is most needed.
To claim your VRTX rewards from SEI, simply navigate to the "Chain Switcher" in the top-right of the Vertex app and switch to Arbitrum.
Your pending VRTX rewards will be available under the "Rewards Page" of the Vertex (Arbitrum) app.
VRTX Rewards – Makers
The Vertex Maker Program is a rebate-based trading fee incentive program for price makers that contribute in excess of 0.25% of maker volume in a given epoch.
Maker Rebates
The Maker Program offers VRTX token incentives allocated to a scoring function that prioritizes:
Market Support
Uptime
Fees
The scoring function is as follows:
The minimum depth and maximum spreads per market are as follows:
Depth:
$25K for stables.
$15K for core markets (BTC & ETH & SOL).
$5K for alt markets (non-BTC, ETH & SOL).
Spreads:
10 bps for stables.
20 bps for core markets (BTC, ETH & SOL).
40 bps for alt markets (non-BTC, ETH & SOL).
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