> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.quantdesk.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is QuantDesk? Perp trading terminal for Solana

> QuantDesk is a non-custodial perpetuals trading terminal on Solana built for serious execution, market context, risk workflows, and developer integration.

# What is QuantDesk?

QuantDesk is a **perpetual trading terminal and platform** for crypto: built to feel like a serious workstation for execution, context, and risk — not a simplified retail swap with a chart bolted on.

## The gap we care about

Crypto finance still splits the world in awkward ways:

* **Execution** is often split from **context** (depth, flow, position state) and **trust** (custody, fairness, data quality).
* **Pro workflows** (order book, sizing, keyboard speed) are uneven across DeFi; many UIs optimize for the first click, not the hundredth.
* **Builders** need the same rigor: clear APIs, honest limits, and docs that do not pretend the protocol is simpler than it is.

QuantDesk exists to **pull trading surface, data, and integration into one coherent terminal-class experience** — with non-custodial principles and explicit honesty about what is live vs still forming.

## What we’re building

* A **Pro-grade terminal** (and a **Lite** path) for perps: order book, order entry, positions, and workflows that match how active traders actually work.
* A **gateway and APIs** that treat developers as first-class: narrative docs, OpenAPI/Swagger truth, and room to integrate safely.
* A **trust story** that is legible: wallet-first, clear security posture, no hand-wavy “DeFi magic.”
* **Directional** work in **social and collaboration** (strategies, shared context, community tools) — labeled honestly when something is still prototype or roadmap, not “shipped” marketing.

## Who this is for

* **Traders** who want depth without hiding behind complexity.
* **Developers** who need to integrate, automate, or build on the same stack traders use.
* **Anyone** deciding whether the product matches their risk and workflow — we’d rather lose a user on clarity than win one on hype.

## Next

* [Features and tools](./features-and-tools) — capability map with status labels
* [Uniques and roadmap](./uniques-and-roadmap) — shipped vs planned, explicitly
* [Why QuantDesk](./why-quantdesk) — values and positioning in fewer words