| Line | Aster | edgeX |
|---|---|---|
| 30-day volume | #P02 · $64,919.0MEdge | #P05 · $37,261.0M |
| Trading fees | 0.04% taker · 0% makerBase tier on the standard VIP schedule. Selected"Group B" crypto pairs are charged 0.1% taker, RWA pairs a flat 1.25 bps, and USD1-quoted pairs have their own schedule. Every maker fee is 0 bps.Edge | 0.045% taker · 0.040% makerRegular users below $10M of 14-day volume pay 0.040% maker and 0.045% taker on perps. Six VIP tiers follow, from 0.038%/0.043% at $10M down to 0.015%/0.020% above $7B. Rates are recalculated daily at 00:00 UTC and sub-account volume is pooled with the main account. |
| New-user perk | You choose how the 10% default commission is split, so part of it can be returned to the referee as a fee discount | 10% off trading fees, according to the promotional codes documented by affiliates |
| Max leverage | up to 1001×Edge | up to 100× |
| Perp markets | 610Edge | 292 |
| Identity check | Not documented | Not documented |
| Custody | Non-custodial, wallet or email login | Non-custodial, wallet or email (MPC) login |
| Settles on | Aster Chain (own L1) | edgeX Chain (StarkEx engine) |
| Collateral | USDC, USDT | USDC |
| Where it runs | Web, iOS, Android | Web |
| Chains | EVMBNB ChainEdge | |
| Documented features | 9 of 10Edge | 5 of 10 |
| Order book | Yes | Yes |
| Cross margin | Yes | Yes |
| Spot trading | Yes | Yes |
| Vaults / copy vaults | Yes | Not documented |
| Copy trading | Yes | Not documented |
| Stocks, gold or forex | Yes | Yes |
| Points program | Yes | No |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Not documented |
| Telegram bot | Not documented | Not documented |
Which one should you pick?
Pick Aster if
You trade from a phone and want a large book of crypto, stock and commodity perps.
Second-largest perp venue in the set and one of the cheapest for takers: 0.04% on the main book, 0% for makers. The trade-off is volume quality: DefiLlama's normalized figure is far below the reported one, and the points campaigns pay for activity.
asterdex.com
Pick edgeX if
You trade an order book and want stock and forex perps next to crypto.
A serious order book with the same base rate as Hyperliquid on the taker side, but a maker fee where Hyperliquid pays a rebate. The venue lists almost 300 contracts including stock and forex perps, and the fee tiers are the easiest of the series to read.
pro.edgex.exchange
