Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| tradeXYZ | Aster | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| — | BTC trade, $10k | $8.02 |
| — | BTC trade, $1M | $1,124 |
| — | BTC book depth | $39.6M |
| 0.009%/0.003% | ◀Taker / maker | 0.040%/0.000% |
| 50x | Max leverage▶ | 300x |
| Size | ||
| $6.42B | ◀Volume 24h | $2.26B |
| $3.59B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $1.68B |
| $4.28Blongs + shorts | Open interest | $1.37Bone side |
| — | TVL | $505.4M |
| Markets | ||
| 120 | Markets▶ | 599 |
| 120 | Stocks & RWA▶ | 146 |
| 1h | Funding paid every | 1h or 4h or 8h |
| — | BTC funding /8h | +0.0100% |
| — | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.575% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| none yet | Token | $ASTER |
| Active | Airdrop | Stage 5 |
Volume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 84
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10kOnly on tradeXYZ: 36
SP500 · XYZ100 · ANT · USDJPY · EUR · PURRDAT · BB · TLT · KIOXIA · JP225 · SMH · NET · BOT · KR200 · SOFTBANK · GIGADEV · JIO · RDDT · SHAZ · QNT · SHEIN · GBP · GEV · NCLD · LRCX · MAGS · HO · XBI · CVX · NIFTY · ICE · UMC · TWST · BIRD · RELIANCE · CAMBRICON
Only on Aster: 485
BTC · ETH · SOL · ASTER · XRP · WLFI · ZEC · LIT · HYPE · KITE · BNB · GPRO · BULLA · DOGE · PREDICT · NEAR · SYN · IDOL · AVAX · AGT · CAKE · ACN · TAO · MOONSHOT · AIN · BNC · QQQ · LTC · EVAA · BIANRENSHENG · SQQQ · LYN · SUI · PAXG · LINK · JCT · ATOM · OPENAI · XMR · LUMIA · BAT · DOT · WLD · FF · PLAY · GRAM · ADA · AAVE · ETC · SPY · TRX · DNA · PEPE · ZEREBRO · UNI · XLM · B · LONGXIA · PUMP · ESPORTS · and 425 more
Questions
Which has more markets, tradeXYZ or Aster?
tradeXYZ lists 120 active markets and Aster 599; 84 assets trade on both, 84 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does tradeXYZ or Aster require KYC?
tradeXYZ: No ID; not for the US, Canada, the UK or sanctioned countries, and a VPN around the block is forbidden. 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.
Can you arbitrage funding between tradeXYZ and Aster?
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 CL, long on Aster and short on tradeXYZ, with $14 left after costs.
Which is bigger, tradeXYZ or Aster?
24-hour volume: tradeXYZ $6.42B, Aster $2.26B. Open interest as each reports it: $4.28B and $1.37B. tradeXYZ reports open interest as longs plus shorts, both sides of every position; Aster reports one side. For the same positions tradeXYZ's figure reads about twice as large. TVL: none published and $505.4M.

