Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | Extended | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.01 | BTC trade, $10k▶ | $5.12 |
| $1,049 | BTC trade, $1M▶ | $683 |
| $41.8M | ◀BTC book depth | $12.3M |
| 0.040%/0.000% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.025%/0.000% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 100x |
| Size | ||
| $1.42B | ◀Volume 24h | $497.2M |
| $1.58B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $427.8M |
| $1.44Bone side | Open interest | $203.5Mlongs + shorts |
| $530.4M | ◀TVL | $119.2M |
| Markets | ||
| 594 | ◀Markets | 307 |
| 136 | Stocks & RWA≈ | 130 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0036% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0008% |
| +0.450% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.687% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| $ASTER | Token | none yet |
| Stage 5 | Airdrop | Active |
Cost to trade ETH
| Size | Aster | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.949.4 bp | $0.606.0 bp |
| $10k | $9.549.5 bp | $6.106.1 bp |
| $100k | $10310.3 bp | $62.816.3 bp |
| $1M | $1,22812.3 bp | $99610.0 bp |
| $5M | $12,34824.7 bp | $13,09526.2 bp |
ASTER funding per day
pair pageSize
daily, last yearVolume by asset class
last yearOn both: 256
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Aster | Extended | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0036% | +0.0008% | +0.0028% | −$12 |
| ETH | +0.0086% | +0.0104% | +0.0018% | −$11 |
| SOL | +0.0094% | +0.0104% | +0.0010% | −$10 |
| HYPE | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$13 |
| NEAR | +0.0100% | +0.0040% | +0.0060% | −$30 |
| LIT | +0.0206% | +0.0104% | +0.0102% | −$26 |
| ZEC | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$37 |
| XRP | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$8 |
| BNB | +0.0108% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$29 |
| SUI | +0.0100% | −0.0016% | +0.0116% | −$25 |
| GRAM | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$80 |
| AAVE | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$37 |
| LTC | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$41 |
| ENA | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$32 |
| ADA | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$21 |
| TAO | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$29 |
| PUMP | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$17 |
| XMR | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$11 |
| LINK | +0.0100% | +0.0104% | +0.0004% | −$40 |
| FIL | +0.0100% | +0.0072% | +0.0028% | −$31 |
Only on Aster: 320
LONGXIA · GPRO · HUMA · BULLA · SYN · CAKE · UAI · QQQ · BIANRENSHENG · FF · LUMIA · QNT · SPY · FLOCK · STRC · AIN · SKYAI · BRKB · AIW3 · KOMA · NIULAI · ONE · RIVER · ON · G · KAS · STONK · CHEEMS · PHA · MOONSHOT · 4 · NIGHT · TRADOOR · RESOLV · ARKM · ZEST · QNTX · SIREN · TQQQ · ESPORTS · PHAROS · CXMT · ANSEM · 0G · SKY · ZAMA · CYS · AI · FLUX · BR · DEXE · DOS · UBER · UP · DOOD · JCT · MUBARAK · FORM · IDOL · ARX · and 260 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 · APP · CGPT · ALAB · RGTI · KLAC · KR200 · DEEP · HIVE · SOFI · RUNE · PDD · KAIA · DATA · LIN · MARA · 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 $8.01 on Aster and $5.12 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 594 active markets and Extended 307; 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: 3 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 $14 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Aster or Extended?
24-hour volume: Aster $1.42B, Extended $497.2M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.44B and $203.5M. 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.