Direct earnings
When a trader you referred trades, you earn your assigned rate on that path. The trader does not earn affiliate commission on their own flow.
Black DEX affiliate program
Refer traders. Keep a cut of venue revenue.
Black DEX runs on Orderly Network’s multilevel affiliate program. You earn from people you refer and from the network beneath them — up to 15 levels. Commission is paid from builder revenue on referred trades, not from trader balances.
How to become an affiliate
01
Trade on Black DEX
Connect a wallet at black-dex.online. The venue may require a minimum trading volume before a code can be claimed. That rule is set by the builder, not by Orderly.
02
Open Rewards
In the terminal go to Rewards → Affiliate. If the multilevel program is enabled for broker thegangdex, you can claim or receive a referral code.
03
Share the code
Send your link or code. A trader binds to one referrer. Auto-generated codes can be renamed only while nobody is bound to them.
04
Set pass-down rates
Assign a default rate for new referees and custom rates for specific partners. You cannot assign more than your own rate. If the builder set a minimum pass-down, you cannot go below it.
05
Earn on the path
Direct referees pay you your assigned rate. Indirect volume pays you the difference between your rate and the rate you passed down.
How payouts work
Numbers below are Orderly program mechanics. Live Black DEX L1 rates are set in the builder affiliate console and can change.
Indirect earnings
When someone deeper in your tree trades, you keep the spread between your rate and the rate given to your direct affiliate.
Example
You hold 50%. You give a partner 35%. They give a sub 25%. On that path you keep 15%, the partner keeps 10%, the sub keeps 25%.
Settled history
Raising a partner’s rate only affects new flow. Cutting a rate comes out of that partner first, then further down if needed. Settled commissions are never recalculated.
Builder rules that apply here
L1
Level-1 affiliates
Direct affiliates of Black DEX. The builder sets their total rate (minimum pass-down + bonus). Max L1 allocation is capped by the Orderly program (up to 90% of the builder’s affiliate pool in the current model).
15
Network depth
Your tree can run 15 levels. Each parent manages only their direct children. You do not set rates two hops down.
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Commission basis
Default basis is builder revenue on the trade. An alternate mode applies rates to the gross trading fee with a builder-revenue fallback. Mode is chosen by the builder.
Source: Orderly DEX Affiliate Program — Affiliate Quick Guide and Builder Quick Guide.
Who this is for
Traders with a book
Share a code with people who already trade perps. Volume on Black DEX is what pays.
Communities
Telegram, X and Discord desks can run a tree: keep a spread and pass a rate to mods or KOLs.
Listing partners
Projects that launch a market can attach an affiliate path so their community flow returns to the launch desk.
Open Rewards and claim a code.
Eligibility and live rates are inside the Black DEX terminal. The desk can whitelist partners that need a custom L1 rate.
Go to Rewards