Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | Extended | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.01 | BTC trade, $10k▶ | $5.17 |
| $971 | BTC trade, $1M▶ | $702 |
| $38.6M | ◀BTC book depth | $10.5M |
| 0.040%/0.000% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.025%/0.000% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 100x |
| Size | ||
| $1.43B | ◀Volume 24h | $492.0M |
| $1.58B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $427.8M |
| $1.43Bone side | Open interest | $202.7Mlongs + shorts |
| $530.4M | ◀TVL | $119.2M |
| Markets | ||
| 593 | ◀Markets | 307 |
| 136 | Stocks & RWA≈ | 130 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0030% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0040% |
| +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 | $8.018.0 bp | $5.175.2 bp |
| $100k | $86.918.7 bp | $57.115.7 bp |
| $1M | $9719.7 bp | $7027.0 bp |
| $5M | $7,39314.8 bp | $10,06920.1 bp |
BTC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XAU | +0.0157% | +0.0112% | +0.0045% | −$19 |
| CL | 0.0000% | +0.0032% | +0.0032% | +$15 |
| XAG | +0.0227% | +0.0032% | +0.0195% | −$13 |
| SKHYNIX | −0.0046% | 0.0000% | +0.0046% | −$10 |
| MU | 0.0000% | +0.0032% | +0.0032% | −$7 |
| SPCX | 0.0000% | −0.0088% | +0.0088% | −$19 |
| SNDK | +0.0205% | +0.0336% | +0.0131% | −$11 |
| META | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$23 |
| NVDA | +0.0053% | +0.0032% | +0.0021% | −$24 |
| TSLA | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$18 |
| CRCL | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$25 |
| MSTR | 0.0000% | +0.0032% | +0.0032% | −$19 |
| AMZN | 0.0000% | +0.0120% | +0.0120% | −$24 |
| GOOGL | +0.0242% | +0.0232% | +0.0010% | −$19 |
| NATGAS | +0.0873% | +0.0600% | +0.0273% | −$59 |
| BZ | −0.0262% | −0.0616% | +0.0354% | +$3 |
| INTC | +0.0112% | +0.0144% | +0.0032% | −$20 |
| UNITREE | −0.0056% | 0.0000% | +0.0056% | −$75 |
| AMD | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$26 |
| DRAM | +0.0009% | +0.0096% | +0.0087% | −$22 |
Only on Aster: 320
LONGXIA · GPRO · HUMA · BULLA · SYN · CAKE · UAI · QQQ · BIANRENSHENG · FF · LUMIA · SPY · QNT · FLOCK · STRC · AIN · SKYAI · BRKB · AIW3 · KOMA · NIULAI · ONE · RIVER · ON · G · KAS · CHEEMS · PHA · STONK · MOONSHOT · NIGHT · 4 · TRADOOR · RESOLV · ARKM · ZEST · PHAROS · ESPORTS · SIREN · CXMT · TQQQ · ANSEM · 0G · SKY · CYS · ZAMA · AI · BR · DEXE · DOS · FLUX · UBER · DOOD · JCT · UP · MUBARAK · FORM · IDOL · QNTX · 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 · HIVE · SOFI · DEEP · PDD · RUNE · DATA · KAIA · 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 $5.17 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 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 $15 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Aster or Extended?
24-hour volume: Aster $1.43B, Extended $492.0M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.43B and $202.7M. 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.