Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | SoDEX | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.05 | BTC trade, $10k≈ | $8.13 |
| $1,242 | BTC trade, $1M▶ | $1,041 |
| $38.1M | ◀BTC book depth | $1.5M |
| 0.040%/0.000% | Taker / maker≈ | 0.040%/0.012% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 40x |
| Size | ||
| $2.25B | ◀Volume 24h | $246.6M |
| $1.68B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $259.5M |
| $1.37Bone side | Open interest | $290.9Mlongs + shorts |
| $505.4M | ◀TVL | $64.9M |
| Markets | ||
| 599 | ◀Markets | 98 |
| 146 | ◀Stocks & RWA | 44 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0100% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0100% |
| +0.575% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.579% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| $ASTER | Token | none yet |
| Stage 5 | Airdrop | — |
Cost to trade BTC
| Size | Aster | SoDEX |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.818.1 bp | $0.818.1 bp |
| $10k | $8.058.1 bp | $8.138.1 bp |
| $100k | $96.289.6 bp | $82.278.2 bp |
| $1M | $1,24212.4 bp | $1,04110.4 bp |
| $5M | $10,05520.1 bp | — |
BTC funding per day
pair pageVolume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 92
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Aster | SoDEX | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETH | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$7 |
| BTC | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$17 |
| ZEC | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$34 |
| NEAR | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$38 |
| SOL | +0.0100% | +0.0019% | +0.0081% | −$20 |
| DOGE | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$22 |
| HYPE | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$2 |
| SUI | +0.0100% | −0.0069% | +0.0169% | −$29 |
| TRUMP | −0.0124% | +0.0100% | +0.0224% | −$73 |
| ONDO | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$52 |
| BNB | +0.0099% | +0.0100% | +0.0001% | — |
| QNT | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$58 |
| LTC | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | — |
| LIT | +0.0041% | +0.0019% | +0.0022% | −$59 |
| CHZ | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | — | — |
| ARB | +0.0100% | −0.0037% | +0.0137% | −$34 |
| ETC | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | — | — |
| WLFI | +0.0151% | +0.0100% | — | — |
| PONS | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | — |
| UNI | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$14 |
Only on Aster: 477
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Questions
Is Aster or SoDEX cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $8.05 on Aster and $8.13 on SoDEX right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together: about the same. Taker fees: 0.04% and 0.04%.
Which has more markets, Aster or SoDEX?
Aster lists 599 active markets and SoDEX 98; 92 assets trade on both, 39 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does Aster or SoDEX 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. SoDEX: No ID; not for the US, China, Singapore, the UK, Russia or FATF high-risk countries, VPNs forbidden.
Can you arbitrage funding between Aster and SoDEX?
Yes: 3 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 SNDK, long on Aster and short on SoDEX, with $55 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Aster or SoDEX?
24-hour volume: Aster $2.25B, SoDEX $246.6M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.37B and $290.9M. SoDEX reports open interest as longs plus shorts, both sides of every position; Aster reports one side. For the same positions SoDEX's figure reads about twice as large. TVL: $505.4M and $64.9M.