Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | Extended | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.02 | BTC trade, $10k▶ | $5.12 |
| $997 | BTC trade, $1M▶ | $658 |
| $44.5M | ◀BTC book depth | $11.7M |
| 0.040%/0.000% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.025%/0.000% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 100x |
| Size | ||
| $1.42B | ◀Volume 24h | $501.0M |
| $1.58B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $427.8M |
| $1.44Bone side | Open interest | $203.6Mlongs + shorts |
| $530.4M | ◀TVL | $119.2M |
| Markets | ||
| 594 | ◀Markets | 307 |
| 136 | Stocks & RWA≈ | 130 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0033% | BTC funding /8h | −0.0016% |
| +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 | $0.959.5 bp | $0.545.4 bp |
| $10k | $9.559.5 bp | $5.375.4 bp |
| $100k | $95.469.5 bp | $58.185.8 bp |
| $1M | $1,11511.2 bp | $1,01310.1 bp |
| $5M | $11,05322.1 bp | $13,16826.3 bp |
XRP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XAU | +0.0198% | +0.0040% | +0.0158% | −$19 |
| CL | 0.0000% | +0.0032% | +0.0032% | +$17 |
| XAG | +0.0231% | +0.0032% | +0.0199% | −$12 |
| SKHYNIX | −0.0300% | −0.0216% | +0.0084% | −$13 |
| MU | 0.0000% | +0.0032% | +0.0032% | −$1 |
| SPCX | −0.0077% | −0.0176% | +0.0099% | −$19 |
| META | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$21 |
| SNDK | +0.0142% | +0.0032% | +0.0110% | −$30 |
| NVDA | +0.0048% | +0.0032% | +0.0016% | −$23 |
| TSLA | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$17 |
| CRCL | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$27 |
| AMZN | 0.0000% | +0.0064% | +0.0064% | −$24 |
| MSTR | 0.0000% | +0.0032% | +0.0032% | −$13 |
| GOOGL | +0.0230% | +0.0208% | +0.0022% | −$19 |
| NATGAS | +0.0990% | +0.0856% | +0.0134% | −$64 |
| BZ | −0.0310% | −0.0472% | +0.0162% | +$6 |
| INTC | +0.0127% | +0.0168% | +0.0041% | −$15 |
| UNITREE | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$73 |
| AMD | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$23 |
| DRAM | +0.0061% | +0.0128% | +0.0067% | −$21 |
Only on Aster: 320
LONGXIA · GPRO · HUMA · BULLA · SYN · CAKE · UAI · QQQ · BIANRENSHENG · FF · LUMIA · QNT · SPY · FLOCK · STRC · AIN · SKYAI · BRKB · KOMA · AIW3 · NIULAI · ONE · RIVER · ON · G · KAS · CHEEMS · STONK · PHA · MOONSHOT · 4 · NIGHT · TRADOOR · RESOLV · ARKM · ZEST · SIREN · QNTX · PHAROS · ESPORTS · TQQQ · CXMT · ANSEM · 0G · SKY · AI · ZAMA · CYS · BR · DOS · DEXE · FLUX · UBER · UP · DOOD · JCT · MUBARAK · IDOL · FORM · 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 · DEEP · KR200 · 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 $8.02 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: 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 $17 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Aster or Extended?
24-hour volume: Aster $1.42B, Extended $501.0M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.44B and $203.6M. 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.