Aster vs dYdX perpetual futures
Aster vs dYdX: Aster taker 0.04% / maker 0.005% fees and per market 1h / 4h / 8h (API fundingInfo) funding; dYdX tier 1 taker 0.05% / maker 0.01% fees and 1h funding. 68 assets trade on both; longs paid less funding on Aster for 14 of 68 right now.
as of 2026-10-10 15:07 UTC. source: each exchange's docs and public API, checked hourly.
rules side by side
| Aster | dYdX | |
|---|---|---|
| markets | 593 | 73 |
| funding interval | per market 1h / 4h / 8h (API fundingInfo) | 1h |
| funding cap | per market fundingFeeCap (API; 2% typical) | 8h cap = 600% x (IMF - MMF) |
| base fees | taker 0.04% / maker 0.005% | tier 1 taker 0.05% / maker 0.01% |
| max leverage | - | 5-50x |
biggest funding gaps now (annualized)
| asset | Aster | dYdX | gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEI | +10.9% | +130.7% | -119.8% |
| TIA | +10.9% | +108.8% | -97.9% |
| HBAR | +10.9% | +78.0% | -67.1% |
| ZORA | -53.2% | +0.0% | -53.2% |
| JUP | -32.2% | +9.8% | -42.1% |
| WLFI | +10.9% | +49.5% | -38.6% |
| TRX | -21.3% | +0.0% | -21.3% |
| BONK | +10.9% | -6.2% | +17.1% |
| AAVE | +10.9% | +0.0% | +10.9% |
| ADA | +10.9% | +0.0% | +10.9% |
| ALGO | +10.9% | +0.0% | +10.9% |
| APE | +10.9% | +0.0% | +10.9% |
| ARB | +10.9% | +0.0% | +10.9% |
| ASTER | +10.9% | +0.0% | +10.9% |
| ATH | +10.9% | +0.0% | +10.9% |