Aster vs Arcus
Aster traded 2.3× Arcus's 24-hour volume ($549.9M vs $241.2M) 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 | ||
| $549.9M | ◀Volume 24h | $241.2M |
| $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 BTC
| Size | Aster | Arcus |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.808.0 bp | $0.454.5 bp |
| $10k | $8.018.0 bp | $4.514.5 bp |
| $100k | $86.568.7 bp | $45.124.5 bp |
| $1M | $99810.0 bp | $5986.0 bp |
| $5M | $7,09514.2 bp | — |
DOGE funding per day
pair pageSize
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% | −$1 |
| MU | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | +$9 |
| SPY | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$10 |
| SPCX | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$14 |
| QQQ | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$2 |
| META | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | +$3 |
| NVDA | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$1 |
| GOOGL | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | $0 |
| CRCL | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$20 |
| TSLA | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$11 |
| INTC | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$24 |
| AMZN | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$61 |
| MSTR | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$30 |
| DRAM | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$7 |
| AMD | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$30 |
| SKHY | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$17 |
| BE | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$214 |
| MSFT | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$26 |
| AAPL | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$40 |
| NBIS | 0.0000% | +0.0038% | +0.0038% | −$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 $549.9M, Arcus $241.2M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.34B and $99.6M. TVL: $521.9M and $48.9M.