Aster vs Arcus
Aster traded 4.5× Arcus's 24-hour volume ($2.75B vs $607.5M) and holds 18× its open interest.
Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | Arcus | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $10.21 | BTC trade, $10k▶ | $4.51 |
| $1,051 | BTC trade, $1M▶ | $627 |
| $39.9M | ◀BTC book depth | $3.4M |
| 0.040%/0.000% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.022%/0.000% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 50x |
| Size | ||
| $2.75B | ◀Volume 24h | $607.5M |
| $1.74B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $460.8M |
| $1.32B | ◀Open interest | $74.4M |
| $535.2M | ◀TVL | $43.8M |
| Markets | ||
| 592 | ◀Markets | 60 |
| 136 | ◀Stocks & RWA | 36 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0069% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0100% |
| +0.431% | BTC longs paid, 30d | — |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| $ASTER | Token | none yet |
| Stage 5 | Airdrop | Active |
Cost to trade ETH
| Size | Aster | Arcus |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.808.0 bp | $0.454.5 bp |
| $10k | $8.168.2 bp | $4.714.7 bp |
| $100k | $90.139.0 bp | $54.645.5 bp |
| $1M | $1,09210.9 bp | $8838.8 bp |
| $5M | $10,66621.3 bp | — |
ZEC funding per day
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daily, last 30 daysVolume by asset class
last 30 daysOn both: 54
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Aster | Arcus | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0069% | +0.0100% | +0.0031% | −$5 |
| ETH | +0.0013% | +0.0100% | +0.0087% | −$2 |
| SOL | +0.0010% | +0.0100% | +0.0090% | −$5 |
| HYPE | −0.0008% | +0.0100% | +0.0108% | −$7 |
| ZEC | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$12 |
| NEAR | +0.0100% | +0.0512% | +0.0412% | −$10 |
| ENA | +0.0100% | +0.0315% | +0.0215% | −$7 |
| LIT | +0.0469% | +0.0221% | +0.0249% | −$32 |
| BNB | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$6 |
| LINK | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$26 |
| PUMP | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$20 |
| CASHCAT | −0.0250% | +0.0100% | +0.0350% | +$57 |
| UNI | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$24 |
| PONS | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$36 |
| XRP | −0.0116% | +0.0100% | +0.0216% | −$4 |
| TAO | +0.0100% | +0.0143% | +0.0043% | −$22 |
| SUI | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$31 |
| DOGE | +0.0011% | +0.0100% | +0.0089% | +$6 |
| AAVE | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$31 |
| USELESS | +0.0100% | +0.0335% | +0.0235% | +$12 |
Only on Aster: 523
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Questions
Is Aster or Arcus cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $10.21 on Aster and $4.51 on Arcus right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together, so Arcus is cheaper. Taker fees: 0.04% and 0.0225%.
Which has more markets, Aster or Arcus?
Aster lists 592 active markets and Arcus 60; 54 assets trade on both, 30 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does Aster or Arcus 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. Arcus: No ID; not available in the US, Canada, the UK or sanctioned regions.
Can you arbitrage funding between Aster and Arcus?
Yes: 6 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 CASHCAT, long on Aster and short on Arcus, with $57 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Aster or Arcus?
24-hour volume: Aster $2.75B, Arcus $607.5M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.32B and $74.4M. TVL: $535.2M and $43.8M.