Aster vs Arcus
Aster traded 4.6× Arcus's 24-hour volume ($2.65B vs $576.1M) and holds 17× its open interest.
Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | Arcus | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.76 | BTC trade, $10k▶ | $4.51 |
| $1,064 | BTC trade, $1M▶ | $542 |
| $46.1M | ◀BTC book depth | $3.4M |
| 0.040%/0.000% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.022%/0.000% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 50x |
| Size | ||
| $2.65B | ◀Volume 24h | $576.1M |
| $1.74B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $460.8M |
| $1.32B | ◀Open interest | $75.2M |
| $535.2M | ◀TVL | $43.8M |
| Markets | ||
| 592 | ◀Markets | 60 |
| 136 | ◀Stocks & RWA | 36 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0055% | 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 | $0.464.6 bp |
| $10k | $8.298.3 bp | $4.754.8 bp |
| $100k | $92.459.2 bp | $51.585.2 bp |
| $1M | $1,07710.8 bp | $9029.0 bp |
| $5M | $9,80819.6 bp | — |
BTC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNDK | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | +$7 |
| SPY | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$13 |
| MU | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | +$11 |
| NVDA | +0.0273% | +0.0038% | +0.0235% | −$34 |
| META | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$5 |
| QQQ | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$3 |
| GOOGL | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | +$2 |
| SPCX | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$21 |
| TSLA | +0.0007% | +0.0038% | +0.0031% | −$11 |
| CRCL | +0.0218% | +0.0038% | +0.0180% | −$38 |
| INTC | +0.0086% | +0.0038% | +0.0048% | −$40 |
| AMZN | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$33 |
| MSTR | +0.0203% | +0.0038% | +0.0165% | −$44 |
| DRAM | +0.0059% | +0.0038% | +0.0021% | −$66 |
| AAPL | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$39 |
| AMD | +0.0182% | +0.0038% | +0.0144% | −$35 |
| MSFT | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$26 |
| SKHY | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$24 |
| ORCL | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$90 |
| NBIS | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$113 |
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 $8.76 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: 7 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 $34 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Aster or Arcus?
24-hour volume: Aster $2.65B, Arcus $576.1M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.32B and $75.2M. TVL: $535.2M and $43.8M.