Aster vs Arcus
Aster traded 2.4× Arcus's 24-hour volume ($580.9M vs $244.9M) and holds 13× its open interest.
Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | Arcus | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.09 | BTC trade, $10k▶ | $4.51 |
| $951 | BTC trade, $1M▶ | $597 |
| $31.7M | ◀BTC book depth | $3.1M |
| 0.040%/0.000% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.022%/0.000% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 50x |
| Size | ||
| $580.9M | ◀Volume 24h | $244.9M |
| $1.55B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $458.2M |
| $1.34B | ◀Open interest | $100.3M |
| $521.9M | ◀TVL | $48.9M |
| Markets | ||
| 594 | ◀Markets | 60 |
| 136 | ◀Stocks & RWA | 36 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| −0.0008% | 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 | $8.098.1 bp | $4.514.5 bp |
| $100k | $84.128.4 bp | $48.174.8 bp |
| $1M | $9519.5 bp | $5976.0 bp |
| $5M | $6,86613.7 bp | — |
DOGE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | −0.0008% | +0.0100% | +0.0108% | +$1 |
| ETH | −0.0021% | +0.0013% | +0.0035% | +$1 |
| HYPE | +0.0010% | +0.0100% | +0.0090% | $0 |
| SOL | +0.0081% | +0.0100% | +0.0019% | −$5 |
| LIT | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$31 |
| ZEC | +0.0051% | +0.0100% | +0.0049% | −$5 |
| NEAR | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$8 |
| ENA | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | +$11 |
| BNB | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | −$3 |
| XRP | +0.0018% | +0.0100% | +0.0082% | $0 |
| PUMP | +0.0100% | +0.0207% | +0.0107% | −$11 |
| UNI | +0.0100% | +0.0121% | +0.0021% | −$28 |
| LINK | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$30 |
| CASHCAT | +0.2458% | +0.3338% | +0.0880% | +$21 |
| AAVE | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$38 |
| PONS | +0.0264% | +0.0100% | +0.0164% | −$31 |
| SUI | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$32 |
| USELESS | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$10 |
| DOGE | +0.0028% | +0.0100% | +0.0072% | −$2 |
| TAO | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$26 |
Only on Aster: 525
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Questions
Is Aster or Arcus cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $8.09 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 594 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 $21 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Aster or Arcus?
24-hour volume: Aster $580.9M, Arcus $244.9M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.34B and $100.3M. TVL: $521.9M and $48.9M.