Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | Paradex | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.05 | ◀BTC trade, $10k | $10.04 |
| $1,242 | BTC trade, $1M | — |
| $38.1M | ◀BTC book depth | $498K |
| 0.040%/0.000% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.020%/0.000% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 50x |
| Size | ||
| $2.25B | ◀Volume 24h | $11.1M |
| $1.68B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $8.7M |
| $1.37Bone side | Open interest | $23.9Mlongs + shorts |
| $505.4M | ◀TVL | $21.6M |
| Markets | ||
| 599 | ◀Markets | 62 |
| 146 | ◀Stocks & RWA | 23 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 8h |
| +0.0100% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0097% |
| +0.575% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.706% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| $ASTER | Token | $DIME |
| Stage 5 | Airdrop | Active |
Cost to trade BTC
| Size | Aster | Paradex |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.818.1 bp | $1.0010.0 bp |
| $10k | $8.058.1 bp | $10.0410.0 bp |
| $100k | $96.289.6 bp | $48848.8 bp |
| $1M | $1,24212.4 bp | — |
| $5M | $10,05520.1 bp | — |
BTC funding per day
pair pageVolume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 64
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Aster | Paradex | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0100% | +0.0097% | +0.0003% | −$17 |
| ETH | +0.0100% | +0.0048% | +0.0052% | −$21 |
| SOL | +0.0100% | −0.0008% | +0.0108% | −$156 |
| ZEC | +0.0100% | +0.0094% | +0.0006% | −$240 |
| HYPE | +0.0100% | +0.0092% | +0.0008% | −$369 |
| STRK | +0.0100% | +0.0028% | +0.0072% | −$956 |
| XPL | +0.0100% | +0.0067% | +0.0033% | — |
| PAXG | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$20 |
| BNB | +0.0099% | +0.0099% | 0.0000% | — |
| NEAR | +0.0100% | +0.0070% | — | — |
| UNI | +0.0100% | +0.0082% | — | — |
| LINK | +0.0100% | +0.0037% | — | — |
| LTC | +0.0100% | +0.0046% | — | — |
| PENDLE | +0.0100% | +0.0095% | — | — |
| ENA | +0.0100% | +0.0088% | — | — |
| ADA | +0.0100% | +0.0027% | — | — |
| PUMP | +0.0100% | +0.0093% | — | — |
| LIT | +0.0041% | −0.0006% | — | — |
| DOGE | +0.0100% | +0.0042% | — | — |
| AAVE | +0.0100% | +0.0017% | — | — |
Only on Aster: 505
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Questions
Is Aster or Paradex cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $8.05 on Aster and $10.04 on Paradex right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together, so Aster is cheaper. Taker fees: 0.04% and 0.02%.
Which has more markets, Aster or Paradex?
Aster lists 599 active markets and Paradex 62; 64 assets trade on both, 21 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does Aster or Paradex 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. Paradex: No ID; not for US or Canadian persons or sanctioned regions, and a VPN around the block is forbidden.
Can you arbitrage funding between Aster and Paradex?
Not profitably right now: none of the 64 assets on both paid more in funding over the last 7 days than a round trip on both costs.
Which is bigger, Aster or Paradex?
24-hour volume: Aster $2.25B, Paradex $11.1M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.37B and $23.9M. Paradex reports open interest as longs plus shorts, both sides of every position; Aster reports one side. For the same positions Paradex's figure reads about twice as large. TVL: $505.4M and $21.6M.