Extended vs Aster perpetual futures
Extended vs Aster: Extended crypto taker 0.025% / maker 0% fees and 1h funding; Aster taker 0.04% / maker 0.005% fees and per market 1h / 4h / 8h (API fundingInfo) funding. 246 assets trade on both; longs paid less funding on Extended for 55 of 246 right now.
as of 2026-10-10 14:05 UTC. source: each exchange's docs and public API, checked hourly.
rules side by side
| Extended | Aster | |
|---|---|---|
| markets | 399 | 593 |
| funding interval | 1h | per market 1h / 4h / 8h (API fundingInfo) |
| funding cap | per market hourlyFundingRateCap (API) | per market fundingFeeCap (API; 2% typical) |
| base fees | crypto taker 0.025% / maker 0% | taker 0.04% / maker 0.005% |
| max leverage | 1-100x | - |
biggest funding gaps now (annualized)
| asset | Extended | Aster | gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| BB | -212.0% | +10.9% | -222.9% |
| CASHCAT | +11.4% | +179.0% | -167.6% |
| ZORA | +11.4% | -71.1% | +82.5% |
| DUSK | +11.4% | -65.7% | +77.1% |
| RED | +11.4% | -54.1% | +65.5% |
| LAB | +11.4% | +71.3% | -60.0% |
| SAND | -151.5% | -94.0% | -57.5% |
| BEAT | +12.3% | +60.6% | -48.3% |
| ORCA | -84.1% | -38.4% | -45.7% |
| US | +11.4% | +55.6% | -44.2% |
| SWARMS | +52.6% | +10.9% | +41.6% |
| JUP | +11.4% | -29.0% | +40.4% |
| EWZ | -34.2% | +0.0% | -34.2% |
| Q | +41.2% | +10.9% | +30.2% |
| PIEVERSE | +11.4% | +41.4% | -30.0% |