Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | ApeX Omni | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.01 | ◀BTC trade, $10k | $10.47 |
| $956 | ◀BTC trade, $1M | $1,665 |
| $33.3M | ◀BTC book depth | $12.9M |
| 0.040%/0.000% | ◀Taker / maker | 0.050%/0.020% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 100x |
| Size | ||
| $858.3M | ◀Volume 24h | $428.8M |
| $1.59B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $415.3M |
| $1.39Bone side | Open interest | $154.1Mlongs + shorts |
| $527.8M | ◀TVL | $31.3M |
| Markets | ||
| 592 | ◀Markets | 126 |
| 135 | ◀Stocks & RWA | 40 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0055% | BTC funding /8h | 0.0000% |
| +0.420% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.324% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| $ASTER | Token | $APEX |
| Stage 5 | Airdrop | Not active |
Cost to trade ETH
| Size | Aster | ApeX Omni |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.828.2 bp | $1.0510.5 bp |
| $10k | $8.318.3 bp | $10.8710.9 bp |
| $100k | $89.859.0 bp | $11411.4 bp |
| $1M | $1,02210.2 bp | $2,49825.0 bp |
| $5M | $9,83919.7 bp | $55,995112.0 bp |
BTC funding per day
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daily, last 90 daysVolume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 121
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Aster | ApeX Omni | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$29 |
| NATGAS | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$303 |
| AMZN | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$112 |
| AAPL | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$22 |
| MSTR | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$96 |
| XAU | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$37 |
| CL | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$21 |
| XAG | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$47 |
| ORCL | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$132 |
| COIN | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | — |
| SKHYNIX | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$6 |
| MU | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$38 |
| SNDK | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$21 |
| CRCL | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | — |
| INTC | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$23 |
| MRVL | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | — |
| SPCX | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$33 |
| SOXL | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$51 |
| SAMSUNG | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$49 |
| META | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | — | — |
Only on Aster: 453
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Questions
Is Aster or ApeX Omni cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $8.01 on Aster and $10.47 on ApeX Omni right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together, so Aster is cheaper. Taker fees: 0.04% and 0.05%.
Which has more markets, Aster or ApeX Omni?
Aster lists 592 active markets and ApeX Omni 126; 121 assets trade on both, 39 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does Aster or ApeX Omni require KYC?
Aster: No ID to trade (the terms keep a right to limited checks); not for the US, Canada, the UK, China, Russia, Ukraine or sanctioned countries. ApeX Omni: No ID; not for the US or sanctioned countries.
Can you arbitrage funding between Aster and ApeX Omni?
Yes: 2 of the assets on both paid more in funding over the last 7 days than a $10k round trip on both costs. The best was TRX, long on Aster and short on ApeX Omni, with $20 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Aster or ApeX Omni?
24-hour volume: Aster $858.3M, ApeX Omni $428.8M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.39B and $154.1M. ApeX Omni reports open interest as longs plus shorts, both sides of every position; Aster reports one side. For the same positions ApeX Omni's figure reads about twice as large. TVL: $527.8M and $31.3M.