South Korea Equities Index (EWY) Price on Hyperliquid
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Source: live price, 24h volume, open interest, and funding-rate data from the official Hyperliquid API (trade.xyz HIP-3 oracle feed), refreshed every 30 seconds.
Quick Summary — What is EWY on Hyperliquid?
EWY (South Korea Equities Index) on Hyperliquid is a cash-settled HIP-3 perpetual futures contract deployed via the trade.xyz builder. It is a index perpetual — not a token — and tracks the South Korea Equities Index price feed with continuous hourly funding settlements. There is no expiry date and no physical delivery: positions roll forever. All margin is denominated in USDC, and you can open positions with up to 20x leverage. As of May 2026, EWY perpetuals on Hyperliquid offer 24/7 trading (including weekends and holidays when traditional index markets are closed), no KYC requirement, full self-custody via your own wallet, and zero gas fees on every order. Base fees are 0.09% taker and 0.03% maker (per Hyperliquid's HIP-3 builder-market fee schedule) — slightly higher than native Hyperliquid perps because a portion routes to trade.xyz as the HIP-3 builder. Live price, funding, and 24h volume on this page are pulled from the Hyperliquid API.
EWY on Hyperliquid at a Glance
| Underlying | South Korea Equities Index (Index) |
|---|---|
| Market type | HIP-3 perpetual future via trade.xyz |
| Max leverage | 20x |
| Maker fee | 0.03% |
| Taker fee | 0.09% |
| Funding interval | Hourly |
| Margin & settlement | USDC — cash-settled, no expiry |
| Trading hours | 24/7, including weekends & holidays |
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How to Trade South Korea Equities Index (EWY) on Hyperliquid
EWY tracks broad South Korean equity exposure. Trade Korean stock market perpetual futures 24/7 on Hyperliquid via trade.xyz — even during Asian market closures.
EWY is a cash-settled perpetual futures contract on Hyperliquid, deployed via trade.xyz as a HIP-3 builder market. Unlike traditional futures, there is no expiry date and no physical delivery — positions roll continuously with funding rates settling every hour. All margin is denominated in USDC, and you can trade with up to 20x leverage.
HIP-3 markets extend Hyperliquid beyond crypto, bringing equities, commodities, and indices on-chain with 24/7 trading, no KYC, and the same on-chain order book infrastructure that powers Hyperliquid's native perpetuals.
Why Trade EWY on Hyperliquid?
Hyperliquid offers distinct advantages for index traders: gasless execution means zero transaction costs beyond the maker/taker spread, no KYC or identity verification is required to open an account, and trading is available 24/7 including weekends and holidays when traditional index markets are closed. Self-custody ensures you retain full control of your funds at all times.
EWY Contract Notes & Catalysts to Watch
EWY is South Korea exposure, and in practice that means it is a semiconductor and memory-chip bet with a currency overlay. The index is top-heavy with Samsung and SK Hynix, so EWY often trades less like a broad country ETF and more like a proxy for the DRAM and HBM cycle — when memory pricing and AI-driven high-bandwidth-memory demand turn, this moves with it. That is the cross-relationship I watch: EWY against the global memory names and against AI-capex headlines out of the US hyperscalers, since Korean suppliers sit in that supply chain. The second driver is the Korean won; because EWY is dollar-denominated, KRW weakness drags the translated value even when local shares hold up. EWY-PERP on trade.xyz is cash-settled in USDC with hourly funding, no expiry, no roll. The 24/7 access matters because Korean earnings and chip-guidance news, plus US semiconductor prints, hit outside a single session, and I can trade the reaction the moment it lands and hedge it against my crypto book in the same wallet. I also pair it against KR200 to separate the currency effect from the local index. KYC-free, up to the leverage cap on this page.
Key Market Facts
Leverage read from the Hyperliquid API; fee figures from Hyperliquid's published HIP-3 builder-market fee schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I trade EWY on Hyperliquid?
EWY is available as a HIP-3 perpetual future on Hyperliquid, deployed via trade.xyz. You can trade it the same way as any other perp - deposit USDC, select the market, and open a position with up to 20x leverage.
What are the fees for EWY on Hyperliquid?
HIP-3 builder markets charge 0.09% taker fee and 0.03% maker fee. These are slightly higher than native perps because a portion goes to the builder (trade.xyz) who deployed the market.
Can I trade EWY 24/7 on Hyperliquid?
Yes. Unlike traditional index markets that have set trading hours, EWY perpetual futures on Hyperliquid trade around the clock - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including weekends and holidays.
How we source and review this market data
Data collection. Live EWY price, funding rate, open interest, and 24h volume are pulled directly from the Hyperliquid API on every page load and cross-checked against the live trade.xyz interface, which is where EWY-PERP is deployed as a HIP-3 builder market. Numbers shown are unedited machine values from those feeds — we do not hand-adjust prices or rates.
Editorial review. The trading context on EWY-PERP — catalysts, contract specs, and the “why trade this” analysis — is written and reviewed by Concept211, an active Hyperliquid trader since February 2024 who trades perpetuals daily and builds automated bots on the Hyperliquid API. Each market is checked against the live trade.xyz interface before publishing.
Last reviewed. . Contract specs and catalysts are re-checked on a rolling basis; live data refreshes automatically. Read the full editorial methodology for how figures are sourced, verified, and corrected.
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Where the figures come from. Live EWY price, funding rate, open interest and 24h volume are read from the Hyperliquid API, the same public endpoint the exchange serves its own front end from, and cross-checked against the live trade.xyz interface where EWY-PERP is deployed. Figures refresh on every page load and again every 30 seconds while the page is open, so any number quoted from this page is a point-in-time reading rather than a daily close. Contract specifications and editorial context were last reviewed ; this page has been published since 2026.
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