Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | StandX | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.22 | ◀BTC trade, $10k | $13.11 |
| $942 | ◀BTC trade, $1M | $1,589 |
| $34.6M | ◀BTC book depth | $7.9M |
| 0.040%/0.000% | Taker / maker≈ | 0.040%/0.010% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 40x |
| Size | ||
| $749.7M | ◀Volume 24h | $376.7M |
| $1.59B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $389.5M |
| $1.40Bone side | Open interest | $43.8Mlongs + shorts |
| $532.8M | ◀TVL | $26.2M |
| Markets | ||
| 593 | ◀Markets | 13 |
| 135 | ◀Stocks & RWA | 6 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0040% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0100% |
| +0.415% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.747% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| $ASTER | Token | none yet |
| Stage 5 | Airdrop | Active |
Cost to trade ETH
| Size | Aster | StandX |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.828.2 bp | $1.1111.1 bp |
| $10k | $9.179.2 bp | $11.9912.0 bp |
| $100k | $93.169.3 bp | $13513.5 bp |
| $1M | $1,05410.5 bp | $2,01320.1 bp |
| $5M | $10,05820.1 bp | — |
UNI funding per day
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daily, last 90 daysVolume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 13
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Aster | StandX | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XAU | 0.0000% | +0.0040% | +0.0040% | −$14 |
| CL | 0.0000% | +0.0040% | +0.0040% | −$3 |
| XAG | 0.0000% | +0.0040% | +0.0040% | −$46 |
| MU | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$36 |
| SPCX | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$43 |
| TSLA | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$44 |
Only on Aster: 562
ASTER · XRP · SNDK · SKHYNIX · KITE · LIT · 龙虾 · HUMA · GPRO · DOGE · BULLA · NEAR · WLFI · AVAX · UAI · CAKE · SYN · LTC · PLAY · SKYAI · LINK · 币安人生 · ADA · AGT · BTW · SUI · TAO · GRAM · LYN · CRCL · FF · AAVE · ENA · MAGMA · PONS · LUMIA · ETC · B · AVGO · ATOM · PAXG · TRX · FLOCK · DOT · SPY · HBAR · PEPE · MSTR · QNT · QQQ · STRC · NVDA · XLM · USELESS · GOOGL · ARB · XMR · ONDO · SAND · DRAM · and 502 more
Only on StandX: 0
Questions
Is Aster or StandX cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $8.22 on Aster and $13.11 on StandX 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 StandX?
Aster lists 593 active markets and StandX 13; 13 assets trade on both, 6 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does Aster or StandX 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. StandX: No ID to trade (KYC only to mint or redeem DUSD directly); not for the US, the UK, Russia or sanctioned countries.
Can you arbitrage funding between Aster and StandX?
Not profitably right now: none of the 13 assets on both paid more in funding over the last 7 days than a round trip on both costs.
Which is bigger, Aster or StandX?
24-hour volume: Aster $749.7M, StandX $376.7M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.40B and $43.8M. StandX reports open interest as longs plus shorts, both sides of every position; Aster reports one side. For the same positions StandX's figure reads about twice as large. TVL: $532.8M and $26.2M.

