Aster vs edgeX
Same lines, side by side: fees, leverage, markets, KYC, custody and referral perks, from official pages and DefiLlama.
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| Line | Aster | edgeX |
|---|---|---|
| 30-day volume | Edge#02 · $64,919.0M | #05 · $37,261.0M |
| Trading fees | Edge0.04% 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. | 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 | Edgeup to 1001× | up to 100× |
| Perp markets | Edge610 | 292 |
| Identity check (KYC) | 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 | EdgeEVMBNB Chain | — |
| Documented features | Edge9 of 10 | 7 of 10 |
| Order book | Yes | Yes |
| Cross margin | Yes | Yes |
| Spot trading | Yes | Yes |
| Vaults / copy vaults | Yes | Yes |
| Copy trading | Yes | Not documented |
| Stocks, gold or forex | Yes | Yes |
| Points program | Yes | No |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes |
| 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.
Read the Aster reviewSign up through this link: You choose how the 10% default commission is split, so part of it can be returned to the referee as a fee discount.
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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.
Read the edgeX reviewpro.edgex.exchange
