Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | Extended | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.02 | BTC trade, $10k▶ | $5.33 |
| $898 | BTC trade, $1M▶ | $723 |
| $40.0M | ◀BTC book depth | $10.8M |
| 0.040%/0.000% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.025%/0.000% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 100x |
| Size | ||
| $1.52B | ◀Volume 24h | $509.9M |
| $1.58B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $427.8M |
| $1.43Bone side | Open interest | $202.5Mlongs + shorts |
| $530.4M | ◀TVL | $119.2M |
| Markets | ||
| 593 | ◀Markets | 308 |
| 135 | Stocks & RWA≈ | 130 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0027% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0064% |
| +0.450% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.688% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| $ASTER | Token | none yet |
| Stage 5 | Airdrop | Active |
Cost to trade BTC
| Size | Aster | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.808.0 bp | $0.515.1 bp |
| $10k | $8.028.0 bp | $5.335.3 bp |
| $100k | $80.238.0 bp | $57.155.7 bp |
| $1M | $8989.0 bp | $7237.2 bp |
| $5M | $6,71513.4 bp | $11,26522.5 bp |
BTC funding per day
pair pageSize
daily, last 90 daysVolume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 256
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Aster | Extended | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0027% | +0.0064% | +0.0037% | −$15 |
| ETH | +0.0051% | +0.0024% | +0.0027% | −$18 |
| SOL | +0.0032% | +0.0104% | +0.0072% | −$12 |
| HYPE | +0.0100% | +0.0008% | +0.0092% | −$18 |
| NEAR | +0.0100% | +0.0096% | +0.0004% | −$31 |
| LIT | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$32 |
| ZEC | +0.0100% | +0.0208% | +0.0108% | −$34 |
| XRP | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$7 |
| BNB | +0.0094% | −0.0040% | +0.0134% | −$31 |
| SUI | +0.0100% | +0.0048% | +0.0052% | −$26 |
| GRAM | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$83 |
| AAVE | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$45 |
| LTC | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$47 |
| ENA | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$31 |
| ADA | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$19 |
| TAO | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$28 |
| PUMP | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$15 |
| XMR | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$14 |
| LINK | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$43 |
| FIL | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$44 |
Only on Aster: 319
LONGXIA · GPRO · HUMA · BULLA · CAKE · SYN · UAI · QQQ · BIANRENSHENG · FF · LUMIA · SPY · FLOCK · QNT · AIN · STRC · SKYAI · BRKB · KOMA · AIW3 · NIULAI · ONE · RIVER · ON · G · CHEEMS · KAS · PHA · MOONSHOT · STONK · NIGHT · 4 · TRADOOR · RESOLV · ARKM · PHAROS · SIREN · ZEST · ESPORTS · CXMT · TQQQ · ANSEM · 0G · SKY · CYS · DEXE · AI · DOS · ZAMA · BR · FLUX · UBER · DOOD · JCT · MUBARAK · IDOL · FORM · ARX · QNTX · IN · and 259 more
Only on Extended: 70
EUR · SP500 · NAS100 · XAUT · SHOP · USDJPY · PURR · TTWO · TXN · KSM · AKT · ADI · QNT · JP225 · TER · AMGN · POPCAT · TMUS · W · BKNG · XEL · SNPS · CGPT · APP · ALAB · DEEP · RGTI · KLAC · KR200 · HIVE · SOFI · PDD · KAIA · RUNE · DATA · MARA · LIN · MELI · AXON · CEG · BB · SMCI · DDOG · INTU · KIOXIA · FTNT · MPWR · FANG · MKR · LRCX · CLSK · GFS · SBUX · HON · RIOT · ADSK · AAL · CDW · STLD · CDNS · and 10 more
Questions
Is Aster or Extended cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $8.02 on Aster and $5.33 on Extended right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together, so Extended is cheaper. Taker fees: 0.04% and 0.025%.
Which has more markets, Aster or Extended?
Aster lists 593 active markets and Extended 308; 256 assets trade on both, 72 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does Aster or Extended 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. Extended: No ID (only transaction screening and third-party on-ramps); not for the US, UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Russia or sanctioned countries.
Can you arbitrage funding between Aster and Extended?
Yes: 2 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 CL, long on Aster and short on Extended, with $11 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Aster or Extended?
24-hour volume: Aster $1.52B, Extended $509.9M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.43B and $202.5M. Extended reports open interest as longs plus shorts, both sides of every position; Aster reports one side. For the same positions Extended's figure reads about twice as large. TVL: $530.4M and $119.2M.