Aster vs Polymarket Perps
Aster traded 16× Polymarket Perps's 24-hour volume ($2.25B vs $138.7M) and holds 13× its open interest.
Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | Polymarket Perps | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.02 | ◀BTC trade, $10k | $9.96 |
| $1,124 | ◀BTC trade, $1M | $1,904 |
| $39.6M | ◀BTC book depth | $2.7M |
| 0.040%/0.000% | Taker / maker≈ | 0.040%/0.013% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 50x |
| Size | ||
| $2.25B | ◀Volume 24h | $138.7M |
| $1.68B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $76.6M |
| $1.37B | ◀Open interest | $108.4M |
| $505.4M | TVL | — |
| Markets | ||
| 599 | ◀Markets | 90 |
| 146 | ◀Stocks & RWA | 49 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0100% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0100% |
| +0.575% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.677% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| $ASTER | Token | none yet |
| Stage 5 | Airdrop | Not active |
Cost to trade BTC
| Size | Aster | Polymarket Perps |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.808.0 bp | $0.878.7 bp |
| $10k | $8.028.0 bp | $9.9610.0 bp |
| $100k | $91.189.1 bp | $13113.1 bp |
| $1M | $1,12411.2 bp | $1,90419.0 bp |
| $5M | $9,16418.3 bp | — |
BTC funding per day
pair pageVolume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 87
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Aster | Polymarket Perps | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$18 |
| ETH | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$5 |
| SOL | +0.0100% | +0.0073% | +0.0058% | −$19 |
| ZEC | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$64 |
| XRP | +0.0100% | −0.0034% | +0.0185% | −$1 |
| HYPE | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$25 |
| XPL | +0.0100% | +0.0001% | +0.0148% | −$39 |
| ENA | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$38 |
| PEPE | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$26 |
| PUMP | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$63 |
| DOGE | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | +0.0021% | −$15 |
| AAVE | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$43 |
| UNI | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$29 |
| ADA | +0.0100% | −0.0377% | +0.0545% | −$37 |
| SUI | +0.0100% | −0.0318% | +0.0479% | −$20 |
| ZRO | +0.0100% | +0.0002% | +0.0132% | −$139 |
| LTC | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$74 |
| LINK | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$32 |
| ARB | +0.0100% | −0.0101% | +0.0256% | −$3 |
| LIT | +0.0058% | −0.0396% | +0.0520% | −$25 |
Only on Aster: 482
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Questions
Is Aster or Polymarket Perps cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $8.02 on Aster and $9.96 on Polymarket Perps right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together, so Aster is cheaper. Taker fees: 0.04% and 0.04%.
Which has more markets, Aster or Polymarket Perps?
Aster lists 599 active markets and Polymarket Perps 90; 87 assets trade on both, 46 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does Aster or Polymarket Perps 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. Polymarket Perps: No ID for Perps since the beta ended in Sep 2026; orders cannot be placed from the US, Canada or sanctioned countries.
Can you arbitrage funding between Aster and Polymarket Perps?
Yes: 5 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 SKHYNIX, long on Aster and short on Polymarket Perps, with $39 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Aster or Polymarket Perps?
24-hour volume: Aster $2.25B, Polymarket Perps $138.7M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.37B and $108.4M. TVL: $505.4M and none published.

