Aster vs Arcus
Aster traded 3.6× Arcus's 24-hour volume ($1.21B vs $333.3M) and holds 15× its open interest.
Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | Arcus | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.05 | BTC trade, $10k▶ | $4.51 |
| $947 | BTC trade, $1M▶ | $667 |
| $32.1M | ◀BTC book depth | $3.3M |
| 0.040%/0.000% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.022%/0.000% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 50x |
| Size | ||
| $1.21B | ◀Volume 24h | $333.3M |
| $1.58B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $451.3M |
| $1.33B | ◀Open interest | $86.7M |
| $522.2M | ◀TVL | $47.4M |
| Markets | ||
| 593 | ◀Markets | 60 |
| 136 | ◀Stocks & RWA | 36 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0033% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0100% |
| +0.424% | 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 | $0.555.5 bp |
| $10k | $8.918.9 bp | $5.505.5 bp |
| $100k | $97.099.7 bp | $63.846.4 bp |
| $1M | $1,53115.3 bp | $1,16711.7 bp |
| $5M | $22,10144.2 bp | — |
WLFI funding per day
Size
daily, last yearVolume by asset class
last yearOn both: 54
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Aster | Arcus | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0033% | +0.0100% | +0.0067% | −$1 |
| ETH | +0.0018% | +0.0100% | +0.0082% | $0 |
| HYPE | +0.0100% | +0.0240% | +0.0140% | −$1 |
| SOL | +0.0066% | +0.0100% | +0.0034% | −$3 |
| NEAR | +0.0100% | +0.0277% | +0.0177% | −$10 |
| ZEC | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$10 |
| LIT | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$32 |
| ENA | +0.0100% | +0.1068% | +0.0968% | +$7 |
| PUMP | +0.0100% | +0.0297% | +0.0197% | −$16 |
| BNB | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$9 |
| UNI | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$26 |
| LINK | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$34 |
| XRP | −0.0012% | +0.0100% | +0.0112% | −$2 |
| CASHCAT | −0.0543% | +0.0100% | +0.0643% | +$54 |
| PONS | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$45 |
| SUI | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$46 |
| DOGE | +0.0048% | +0.0100% | +0.0052% | +$4 |
| AAVE | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$36 |
| USELESS | +0.0352% | +0.0100% | +0.0252% | −$131 |
| TAO | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$26 |
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 $8.05 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: 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 $54 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Aster or Arcus?
24-hour volume: Aster $1.21B, Arcus $333.3M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.33B and $86.7M. TVL: $522.2M and $47.4M.