Aster vs Arcus
Aster traded 2.3× Arcus's 24-hour volume ($550.2M vs $240.9M) and holds 13× its open interest.
Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | Arcus | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.01 | BTC trade, $10k▶ | $4.51 |
| $998 | BTC trade, $1M▶ | $598 |
| $30.5M | ◀BTC book depth | $3.7M |
| 0.040%/0.000% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.022%/0.000% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 50x |
| Size | ||
| $550.2M | ◀Volume 24h | $240.9M |
| $1.55B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $458.2M |
| $1.34B | ◀Open interest | $99.6M |
| $521.9M | ◀TVL | $48.9M |
| Markets | ||
| 593 | ◀Markets | 60 |
| 136 | ◀Stocks & RWA | 36 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| −0.0004% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0100% |
| +0.404% | BTC longs paid, 30d | — |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| $ASTER | Token | none yet |
| Stage 5 | Airdrop | Active |
Cost to trade SOL
| Size | Aster | Arcus |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.989.8 bp | $0.545.4 bp |
| $10k | $9.829.8 bp | $5.545.5 bp |
| $100k | $99.7210.0 bp | $61.446.1 bp |
| $1M | $1,40114.0 bp | $1,16811.7 bp |
| $5M | $21,53543.1 bp | — |
DOGE funding per day
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daily, last yearVolume by asset class
last yearOn both: 54
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Aster | Arcus | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | −0.0004% | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +$2 |
| ETH | −0.0047% | −0.0147% | +0.0100% | −$29 |
| HYPE | +0.0019% | +0.0100% | +0.0081% | $0 |
| SOL | +0.0091% | +0.0100% | +0.0009% | −$5 |
| LIT | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$35 |
| ZEC | +0.0095% | +0.0100% | +0.0005% | −$4 |
| NEAR | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$8 |
| ENA | +0.0100% | +0.0106% | +0.0006% | +$14 |
| BNB | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$6 |
| XRP | +0.0021% | +0.0100% | +0.0079% | −$1 |
| PUMP | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$8 |
| UNI | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$26 |
| LINK | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$25 |
| CASHCAT | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | +$27 |
| PONS | +0.0255% | +0.0100% | +0.0155% | −$33 |
| AAVE | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$39 |
| SUI | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$32 |
| USELESS | +0.0152% | +0.0100% | +0.0052% | −$102 |
| DOGE | +0.0047% | +0.0100% | +0.0053% | −$3 |
| TAO | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$29 |
Only on Aster: 524
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Questions
Is Aster or Arcus cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $8.01 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 593 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 $27 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Aster or Arcus?
24-hour volume: Aster $550.2M, Arcus $240.9M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.34B and $99.6M. TVL: $521.9M and $48.9M.