# Paradex vs Aster perpetual futures

**Paradex vs Aster: Paradex UI 0 / 0; API taker 0.02% (API fee_config) fees and continuous accrual, 8h period funding; Aster taker 0.04% / maker 0.005% fees and per market 1h / 4h / 8h (API fundingInfo) funding. 63 assets trade on both; longs paid less funding on Paradex for 32 of 63 right now.**

As of 2026-10-10 16:05 UTC. Source: https://perpspec.com/compare/paradex-vs-aster

|  | Paradex | Aster |
|---|---|---|
| markets | 66 | 593 |
| funding interval | continuous accrual, 8h period | per market 1h / 4h / 8h (API fundingInfo) |
| funding cap | per market max_funding_rate (API) | per market fundingFeeCap (API; 2% typical) |
| base fees | UI 0 / 0; API taker 0.02% (API fee_config) | taker 0.04% / maker 0.005% |
| max leverage | 5-50x | - |

Biggest funding gaps now (annualized):

| asset | Paradex | Aster |
|---|---|---|
| MORPHO | +6.8% | -21.9% |
| SNDK | +24.4% | +0.0% |
| JUP | -35.5% | -53.7% |
| MSTR | +15.4% | +0.0% |
| ETHFI | -3.9% | +10.9% |
| INTC | +13.6% | +0.0% |
| DRAM | +13.6% | +0.0% |
| MON | -4.7% | +8.7% |
| HYPE | -4.7% | +8.7% |
| MRVL | +11.7% | +0.0% |
| BNB | +10.9% | +0.0% |
| LINK | +1.1% | +10.9% |
| EWY | +8.3% | +0.0% |
| ZEC | +10.9% | +2.6% |
| NVDA | +7.7% | +0.0% |