Aster Benchmark

Aster is a decentralized perps exchange (ex-ApolloX, backed by YZi Labs) on BNB Chain and other EVM networks, with a Binance-compatible API and 8 hour funding periods.

Live benchmark results

1. #1of 23

   Trading

   Most tradable markets on a perp DEX, live count per venue

   Active markets

   609

   p50 · 24h

2. #1of 9

   Trading

   Perp DEX execution quality: slippage on a $100k market order, live across orderbook venues

   Slippage at $100k

   #1 of 9 on ETH

   0.0023%

   p50 · 24h

3. #3of 16

   Trading

   Perp DEX asset breadth: non-crypto markets live, stocks + indices + forex + commodities

   Non-crypto markets

   124

   p50 · 24h

4. #3of 11

   Trading

   Perp DEX daily volume 2026: Hyperliquid, Aster, Lighter, GMX, Gains, dYdX by UTC day, backfilled

   Daily perp volume

   $457.52M

   p50 · 24h

5. #4of 8

   Trading

   Perp DEX cost invariance: all-in bps at $1M vs $1k, live slope ranked

   Cost slope ($1M / $1k)

   1.156x

   p50 · 24h

6. #5of 24

   Trading

   Perp DEX volume share, live 24h notional ranked

   24h perp volume

   $613.60M

   p50 · 24h

7. #7of 18

   Trading

   Cheapest perp venue to hold a position, live funding normalized

   Funding cost to hold a long 24h

   -1.47 bps

   p50 · 24h

8. #8of 22

   Trading

   Perp DEX volume to open interest: 24h turnover per dollar of OI, live

   Volume / OI (24h)

   0.542x

   p50 · 24h

9. #8of 18

   Trading

   Perp DEX funding stability, 24h stddev of ETH funding ranked

   24h ETH funding stddev

   0.012%

   p50 · 24h

10. #8of 12

    Trading

    Perp DEX capital efficiency: active markets per $M TVL, live

    Markets per $M TVL

    0.825

    p50 · 24h

11. #9of 11

    Trading

    Cheapest perp DEX, live all-in cost from $1k to $1M on ETH, BTC and SOL

    All-in cost

    0.050%

    p50 · 24h

12. #12of 13

    Trading

    Perp DEX price to fees: what the market pays per dollar of trading fees

    P/F ratio

    37.0x

    p50 · 24h

13. #13of 22

    Trading

    Funding paid to hold an ETH perp long for 30 days, per venue, live

    Funding paid, 30d ETH long

    41.8 bps

    p50 · 24h

14. #59of 61

    Trading

    Price to fees across DeFi: what the market pays per dollar of protocol fees

    P/F ratio

    35.5x

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