What does it take to build the best perps trading experience on Solana?

In this episode of The Index Podcast, Alex Kehaya sits down with Hunter Simmons, CTO & Co-Founder, and Jordan Prince, CEO & Co-Founder, of Imperial Perps to unpack why Solana perps are evolving fast, what traders actually need, and how Imperial is building a clearer, more transparent trading experience for the next wave of onchain users.

From fee transparency to better routing, liquidation risk, UX, and the “seek truth” mindset behind great products, this conversation breaks down where Solana DeFi is heading — without the jargon.

In this episode:

🚀 Why Imperial Perps is building exclusively on Solana
📈 What perpetual contracts are — and why traders love them
⚡ The current state of Solana perps vs. Hyperliquid and centralized exchanges
💸 Why fees, slippage, and liquidation risk matter more than most users realize
🧠 How Imperial routes traders toward better execution and clearer PnL
🛠️ The founder mindset: seeking truth, product-market fit, and building through hard cycles
🌐 Why the next 6–12 months could be huge for Solana perps

Links:
The Index Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@theindexpodcast
Imperial Perps Website: https://imperial.space
Imperial Perps on X: https://x.com/ImperialPerps
Hunter Simmons on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunter-simmons1
Hunter Simmons on X: https://x.com/ImperialAttila
Jordan Prince on X: https://x.com/redacted_j

Show Links

The Index
X Channel
YouTube