ApeX Omni vs Kraken Futures
ApeX Omni and Kraken Futures traded about the same in the last 24 hours ($428.7M and $403.5M).
Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| ApeX Omni | Kraken Futures | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $10.14 | BTC trade, $10k≈ | $10.26 |
| $1,542 | BTC trade, $1M≈ | $1,434 |
| $12.8M | BTC book depth▶ | $80.5M |
| 0.050%/0.020% | Taker / maker≈ | 0.050%/0.020% |
| 100x | Max leverage≈ | 100x |
| Size | ||
| $428.7M | Volume 24h≈ | $403.5M |
| $415.3M | Volume, 7-day average▶ | $932.7M |
| $154.1Mlongs + shorts | Open interest | $484.4Mone side |
| $31.3M | TVL | — |
| Markets | ||
| 126 | Markets▶ | 280 |
| 40 | ◀Stocks & RWA | 19 |
| 1h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0001% | BTC funding /8h | −0.0006% |
| +0.324% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.458% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | ◀KYC | Required |
| $APEX | Token | none yet |
| Not active | Airdrop | — |
Cost to trade ETH
| Size | ApeX Omni | Kraken Futures |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $1.0210.2 bp | $1.0410.4 bp |
| $10k | $10.1510.2 bp | $11.1311.1 bp |
| $100k | $11411.4 bp | $12912.9 bp |
| $1M | $2,48724.9 bp | $1,73217.3 bp |
| $5M | $55,339110.7 bp | $12,70625.4 bp |
BTC funding per day
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daily, last 90 daysVolume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 73
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | ApeX Omni | Kraken Futures | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XAU | +0.0100% | −0.0088% | +0.0188% | −$74 |
| CL | +0.0100% | +0.0394% | +0.0294% | −$71 |
| XAG | +0.0100% | +0.0078% | +0.0022% | −$84 |
| NATGAS | +0.0100% | +0.0742% | +0.0642% | — |
| MU | +0.0100% | +0.0024% | +0.0076% | −$68 |
| SNDK | +0.0100% | +0.0217% | +0.0117% | −$49 |
| INTC | +0.0100% | +0.0133% | +0.0033% | — |
| SOXL | +0.0100% | −0.0959% | +0.1059% | — |
| SAMSUNG | +0.0100% | +0.0220% | +0.0120% | +$20 |
| BZ | +0.0100% | −0.0646% | +0.0746% | −$6 |
Only on ApeX Omni: 53
AAPL · SPY · AMZN · MSTR · APEX · ORCL · USO · COIN · CASHCAT · SKHYNIX · CRCL · MRVL · SPCX · USELESS · LAYER · MET · META · GOOGL · SKY · BMNR · BERA · QQQ · SAHARA · SIGN · PROVE · MEGA · NXPC · CHIP · AVGO · TSLA · DRAM · AR · LITE · MYX · AMD · 0G · S · GRAM · NVDA · SOMI · HMSTR · EWY · LIT · CBRS · UNITREE · RKLB · MSFT · EDGE · PLTR · CXMT · OURA · HOOD · LINEA
Only on Kraken Futures: 131
XAUT · DOT · XMR · ATOM · ETC · NVDAX · SPCXX · QQQX · GLDX · SPYX · CRCLX · TRUMP · SHIB · GOOGLX · ALGO · MSTRX · QNT · FET · GALA · AAPLX · TSLAX · HOODX · DASH · ICP · STRK · SUSHI · AMZNX · PYTH · APE · METAX · EGLD · JASMY · SAND · KAS · COMP · ETHFI · XTZ · DYDX · COINX · RUNE · GRASS · GRT · JTO · MANA · W · IMX · NIGHT · RAY · AXS · BAT · CVX · SKHY · 1INCH · SNX · NBIS · RIVER · MORPHO · MUBARAK · FLOKI · BOME · and 71 more
Questions
Is ApeX Omni or Kraken Futures cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $10.14 on ApeX Omni and $10.26 on Kraken Futures right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together: about the same. Taker fees: 0.05% and 0.05%.
Which has more markets, ApeX Omni or Kraken Futures?
ApeX Omni lists 126 active markets and Kraken Futures 280; 73 assets trade on both, 10 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does ApeX Omni or Kraken Futures require KYC?
ApeX Omni: No ID; not for the US or sanctioned countries. Kraken Futures: Full verification; not offered in the US (a separate US product), Canada, Australia (wholesale only) or to retail UK clients.
Can you arbitrage funding between ApeX Omni and Kraken Futures?
Yes: 4 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 ZK, long on ApeX Omni and short on Kraken Futures, with $151 left after costs.
Which is bigger, ApeX Omni or Kraken Futures?
24-hour volume: ApeX Omni $428.7M, Kraken Futures $403.5M. Open interest as each reports it: $154.1M and $484.4M. ApeX Omni reports open interest as longs plus shorts, both sides of every position; Kraken Futures reports one side. For the same positions ApeX Omni's figure reads about twice as large. TVL: $31.3M and none published.

