Aster vs Binance perpetual futures
Aster vs Binance: Aster taker 0.04% / maker 0.005% fees and per market 1h / 4h / 8h (API fundingInfo) funding; Binance USDT-M regular user taker 0.05% / maker 0.02% fees and per market 1h / 4h / 8h (API fundingInfo) funding. 403 assets trade on both; longs paid less funding on Aster for 67 of 403 right now.
as of 2026-10-10 14:05 UTC. source: each exchange's docs and public API, checked hourly.
rules side by side
| Aster | Binance | |
|---|---|---|
| markets | 593 | 568 |
| funding interval | per market 1h / 4h / 8h (API fundingInfo) | per market 1h / 4h / 8h (API fundingInfo) |
| funding cap | per market fundingFeeCap (API; 2% typical) | per market adjustedFundingRateCap (API) |
| base fees | taker 0.04% / maker 0.005% | USDT-M regular user taker 0.05% / maker 0.02% |
| max leverage | - | - |
biggest funding gaps now (annualized)
| asset | Aster | Binance | gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| APR | +240.5% | +45.5% | +195.1% |
| ON | +131.8% | +10.9% | +120.9% |
| AIN | +10.9% | +117.3% | -106.4% |
| BULLA | +114.5% | +10.9% | +103.5% |
| VANA | -91.3% | +10.9% | -102.2% |
| RATS | +111.5% | +10.9% | +100.6% |
| FLUX | -89.6% | +10.9% | -100.6% |
| ARPA | -513.6% | -604.2% | +90.6% |
| ZORA | -71.1% | +10.9% | -82.1% |
| DUSK | -65.7% | +10.9% | -76.7% |
| RED | -54.1% | +10.9% | -65.0% |
| SYN | +74.3% | +10.9% | +63.4% |
| BIO | -47.7% | +10.9% | -58.6% |
| SAND | -94.0% | -151.1% | +57.1% |
| BANANAS31 | -57.0% | -0.7% | -56.2% |