Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Aster | StandX | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.01 | ◀BTC trade, $10k | $13.29 |
| $941 | ◀BTC trade, $1M | $1,551 |
| $33.9M | ◀BTC book depth | $7.8M |
| 0.040%/0.000% | Taker / maker≈ | 0.040%/0.010% |
| 300x | ◀Max leverage | 40x |
| Size | ||
| $781.9M | ◀Volume 24h | $380.4M |
| $1.59B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $380.2M |
| $1.39Bone side | Open interest | $43.8Mlongs + shorts |
| $527.8M | ◀TVL | $26.2M |
| Markets | ||
| 593 | ◀Markets | 13 |
| 135 | ◀Stocks & RWA | 6 |
| 1h or 4h or 8h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0023% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0100% |
| +0.420% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.743% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| $ASTER | Token | none yet |
| Stage 5 | Airdrop | Active |
Cost to trade ETH
| Size | Aster | StandX |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.858.5 bp | $1.0710.7 bp |
| $10k | $8.668.7 bp | $11.2811.3 bp |
| $100k | $92.679.3 bp | $13513.5 bp |
| $1M | $1,05710.6 bp | $2,24422.4 bp |
| $5M | $10,03820.1 bp | — |
BTC funding per day
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daily, last yearVolume by asset class
last yearOn both: 13
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Aster | StandX | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0023% | +0.0100% | +0.0077% | −$14 |
| ETH | +0.0069% | +0.0100% | +0.0031% | −$14 |
| SOL | +0.0029% | +0.0100% | +0.0071% | −$9 |
| BNB | +0.0143% | 0.0000% | +0.0143% | −$26 |
| HYPE | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$11 |
| UNI | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$59 |
| ZEC | +0.0362% | +0.0100% | +0.0262% | −$24 |
Only on Aster: 562
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Only on StandX: 0
Questions
Is Aster or StandX cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $8.01 on Aster and $13.29 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 $781.9M, StandX $380.4M. Open interest as each reports it: $1.39B 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: $527.8M and $26.2M.