Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | RISEx | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.02 | BTC trade, $10k≈ | $8.36 |
| $1,124 | ◀BTC trade, $1M | $1,905 |
| $39.6M | ◀BTC book depth | $4.2M |
| 0.040%/0.000% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.030%/0.010% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 50x |
| Size | ||
| $2.25B | ◀Volume 24h | $170.5M |
| $1.68B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $182.7M |
| $1.37Bone side | Open interest | $75.7Mlongs + shorts |
| $505.4M | ◀TVL | $21.8M |
| Markets | ||
| 599 | ◀Markets | 50 |
| 146 | ◀Stocks & RWA | 26 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0100% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0796% |
| +0.575% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.824% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| $ASTER | Token | none yet |
| Stage 5 | Airdrop | — |
Cost to trade BTC
| Size | Aster | RISEx |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.808.0 bp | $0.848.4 bp |
| $10k | $8.028.0 bp | $8.368.4 bp |
| $100k | $91.189.1 bp | $83.568.4 bp |
| $1M | $1,12411.2 bp | $1,90519.0 bp |
| $5M | $9,16418.3 bp | — |
BTC funding per day
pair pageVolume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 50
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Aster | RISEx | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0100% | +0.0796% | +0.0696% | −$16 |
| ETH | +0.0100% | +0.1324% | +0.1224% | −$22 |
| HYPE | +0.0100% | +0.1611% | +0.1511% | +$7 |
| ZEC | +0.0100% | +0.2054% | +0.1954% | −$44 |
| SOL | +0.0100% | +0.0752% | +0.0652% | −$25 |
| XRP | +0.0100% | −0.0094% | +0.0194% | −$17 |
| BNB | +0.0100% | +0.0257% | +0.0157% | −$18 |
| XMR | +0.0344% | +0.1045% | +0.0701% | +$9 |
| LIT | +0.0058% | −0.0066% | +0.0124% | −$50 |
| NEAR | +0.0100% | +0.1097% | +0.0997% | −$15 |
| PUMP | +0.0100% | +0.0231% | +0.0131% | −$26 |
| WLD | −0.0021% | −0.0322% | +0.0301% | −$53 |
| DOGE | +0.0100% | +0.0064% | +0.0036% | −$20 |
| AERO | −0.0030% | +0.0043% | +0.0076% | −$84 |
| ZRO | +0.0100% | +0.0112% | +0.0012% | −$95 |
| ONDO | +0.0100% | −0.0123% | +0.0223% | −$47 |
| ENA | +0.0100% | +0.0079% | +0.0021% | −$57 |
| AAVE | +0.0100% | −0.0081% | +0.0181% | −$31 |
| TAO | +0.0100% | −0.0025% | +0.0125% | −$31 |
| ARB | +0.0100% | −0.0090% | +0.0190% | −$28 |
Only on Aster: 519
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Only on RISEx: 0
Questions
Is Aster or RISEx cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $8.02 on Aster and $8.36 on RISEx right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together: about the same. Taker fees: 0.04% and 0.03%.
Which has more markets, Aster or RISEx?
Aster lists 599 active markets and RISEx 50; 50 assets trade on both, 26 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does Aster or RISEx 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. RISEx: No ID, but mainnet is invite-only; the terms keep a right to KYC and bar the US, UK, Canada, Vietnam and 20 more countries.
Can you arbitrage funding between Aster and RISEx?
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 XMR, long on Aster and short on RISEx, with $9 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Aster or RISEx?
24-hour volume: Aster $2.25B, RISEx $170.5M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.37B and $75.7M. RISEx reports open interest as longs plus shorts, both sides of every position; Aster reports one side. For the same positions RISEx's figure reads about twice as large. TVL: $505.4M and $21.8M.