Aster vs Arcus
Aster traded 4.5× Arcus's 24-hour volume ($2.75B vs $607.1M) and holds 18× its open interest.
Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | Arcus | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.21 | BTC trade, $10k▶ | $4.51 |
| $1,010 | BTC trade, $1M▶ | $644 |
| $35.6M | ◀BTC book depth | $3.2M |
| 0.040%/0.000% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.022%/0.000% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 50x |
| Size | ||
| $2.75B | ◀Volume 24h | $607.1M |
| $1.74B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $460.8M |
| $1.32B | ◀Open interest | $74.7M |
| $535.2M | ◀TVL | $43.8M |
| Markets | ||
| 592 | ◀Markets | 60 |
| 136 | ◀Stocks & RWA | 36 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0070% | 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 SOL
| Size | Aster | Arcus |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.898.9 bp | $0.464.6 bp |
| $10k | $9.249.2 bp | $4.784.8 bp |
| $100k | $97.559.8 bp | $63.846.4 bp |
| $1M | $1,44814.5 bp | $1,20812.1 bp |
| $5M | $23,87847.8 bp | — |
LIT funding per day
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daily, last 90 daysVolume by asset class
last 90 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% | +$13 |
| NVDA | +0.0294% | +0.0038% | +0.0256% | −$34 |
| META | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$4 |
| QQQ | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$3 |
| GOOGL | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | $0 |
| SPCX | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$17 |
| CRCL | +0.0305% | +0.0038% | +0.0270% | −$38 |
| TSLA | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$13 |
| INTC | +0.0126% | +0.0038% | +0.0088% | −$37 |
| AMZN | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$38 |
| MSTR | +0.0290% | +0.0038% | +0.0254% | −$50 |
| DRAM | +0.0096% | +0.0038% | +0.0058% | −$63 |
| AAPL | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$40 |
| AMD | +0.0190% | +0.0038% | +0.0151% | −$36 |
| MSFT | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$26 |
| SKHY | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$25 |
| ORCL | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$95 |
| NBIS | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$114 |
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 $8.21 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: 5 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 $607.1M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.32B and $74.7M. TVL: $535.2M and $43.8M.