Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | ApeX Omni | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.17 | ◀BTC trade, $10k | $10.66 |
| $932 | ◀BTC trade, $1M | $2,324 |
| $31.9M | ◀BTC book depth | $13.4M |
| 0.040%/0.000% | ◀Taker / maker | 0.050%/0.020% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 100x |
| Size | ||
| $831.2M | ◀Volume 24h | $429.2M |
| $1.59B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $415.3M |
| $1.39Bone side | Open interest | $153.9Mlongs + shorts |
| $527.8M | ◀TVL | $31.3M |
| Markets | ||
| 592 | ◀Markets | 126 |
| 135 | ◀Stocks & RWA | 40 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0047% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0036% |
| +0.420% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.326% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| $ASTER | Token | $APEX |
| Stage 5 | Airdrop | Not active |
Cost to trade SOL
| Size | Aster | ApeX Omni |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.888.8 bp | $1.1711.7 bp |
| $10k | $8.848.8 bp | $12.7512.8 bp |
| $100k | $95.969.6 bp | $18018.0 bp |
| $1M | $1,44514.4 bp | $13,324133.2 bp |
| $5M | $40,54781.1 bp | — |
ZEC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0047% | +0.0036% | +0.0011% | −$15 |
| ETH | +0.0066% | +0.0050% | +0.0016% | −$16 |
| SOL | −0.0007% | −0.0132% | +0.0125% | +$4 |
| XRP | +0.0040% | +0.0100% | +0.0060% | −$12 |
| LTC | +0.0100% | +0.0366% | +0.0266% | −$41 |
| HYPE | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$15 |
| ZEC | +0.0448% | +0.0100% | +0.0348% | −$22 |
| PAXG | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$48 |
| NEAR | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$56 |
| ADA | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$50 |
| BCH | +0.0100% | +0.0032% | +0.0068% | −$31 |
| DOGE | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$36 |
| BNB | +0.0185% | +0.0100% | +0.0085% | −$52 |
| XLM | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$46 |
| TRX | −0.0202% | +0.0100% | +0.0302% | +$28 |
| POL | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$35 |
| PUMP | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$57 |
| AAVE | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$46 |
| HBAR | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$72 |
| SUI | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$41 |
Only on Aster: 454
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Questions
Is Aster or ApeX Omni cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $8.17 on Aster and $10.66 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 $28 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Aster or ApeX Omni?
24-hour volume: Aster $831.2M, ApeX Omni $429.2M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.39B and $153.9M. 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.

