Aster DEX fees: maker and taker rates and measured cost
Aster fees at a glance
- Base taker (base level)
- 0.040% (4 bps)
- Base maker (base level)
- 0% (0 bps)
- $10,000 BTC buy, measured
- 4.11 bps on October 16, 2026, place 11 of 38
- Funding period
- 8 hours on BTC
- BTC perpetual leverage, up to
- 200x
Aster sets the fee by market group, so the BTC rate is not the rate of every pair. The registry holds no Aster volume ladder, because the VIP levels also depend on ASTER holdings.
Aster discounts and fee conditions
- The Crypto General group pays 0% maker and 0.04% taker. Crypto Group B pays 0.1% taker. docs.asterdex.com, read September 23, 2026.
- Aster VIP levels need trading volume and ASTER holdings. docs.asterdex.com, read September 3, 2026.
- USD1-quoted BTC, ETH and SOL pay 0.005% taker. The 1001x mode charges 0.08% on open and close below 500x, and Shield Mode charges 0.03%. docs.asterdex.com, read September 23, 2026.
Aster base maker and taker rates
Only the taking side pays: $4.00 on a $10,000 fill.
| Rate | Percent | bps | Fee on $10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maker | 0% | 0 bps | $0.00 |
| Taker | 0.040% | 4 bps | $4.00 |
Measured cost of a Aster market buy
| BTC order size | Place | Fee, bps | Half of spread, bps | Impact, bps | All-in, bps | All-in, USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 11 of 38 | 4.00 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 4.11 | $4.11 |
| $100,000 | 9 of 37 | 4.00 | 0.05 | 0.32 | 4.37 | $43.68 |
| $1,000,000 | 4 of 33 | 4.00 | 0.05 | 0.55 | 4.60 | $460.08 |
| ETH order size | Place | Fee, bps | Half of spread, bps | Impact, bps | All-in, bps | All-in, USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 10 of 39 | 4.00 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 4.08 | $4.08 |
| $100,000 | 8 of 38 | 4.00 | 0.31 | 0.00 | 4.31 | $43.06 |
| $1,000,000 | 5 of 33 | 4.00 | 0.31 | 0.50 | 4.81 | $480.66 |
Aster fees vs Binance and Hyperliquid
Aster undercuts both Binance and Hyperliquid on the base taker rate, by 1 and 0.5 bps.
| Metric | Aster | Binance | Hyperliquid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maker, first level | 0% | 0.020% | 0.015% |
| Taker, first level | 0.040% | 0.050% | 0.045% |
| $10,000 market order fee | $4.00 | $5.00 | $4.50 |
| $100,000 market order fee | $40.00 | $50.00 | $45.00 |
| Lowest taker rate by volume | — | 0.017% from $25B | 0.024% from $7B |
| $10,000 BTC buy, measured bps | 4.11 | 5.01 | 4.56 |
| $100,000 BTC buy, measured bps | 4.37 | 5.01 | 4.56 |
| Funding every, hours | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Worked example: a $10,000 round trip on Aster
Hypothetical: a $10,000 Aster position opens and closes at one price, so only the trading fees apply.
| Entry + exit | Entry fee | Exit fee | Total fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taker + taker, base | $4.00 | $4.00 | $8.00 |
| Maker + taker, base | $0.00 | $4.00 | $4.00 |
Aster funding interval and leverage cap
Aster settles funding every 8 hours by default. The Aster BTC perpetual allows leverage of up to 200x.
- Aster sets the interval per pair. BTCUSDT uses 8 hours. docs.asterdex.com, read September 23, 2026.
Aster fee questions
What fees does Aster DEX charge?
A new Aster account at the base level pays 0.040% to take liquidity and 0% to add it.
That base taker rate is below the 0.050% median of 19 venues with a fee page.
How much does a $10,000 trade cost on Aster?
A $10,000 taker order pays $4.00 in fees on Aster at the base level, and a taker round trip pays $8.00.
The measured $10,000 BTC market buy cost 4.11 bps, or $4.11, on October 16, 2026. That placed Aster 11 of 38.
Of that cost, 0.11 bps came from the spread and the price impact.
Is Aster or Binance cheaper to trade?
Aster was cheaper on October 16, 2026: the $10,000 BTC buy cost 4.11 bps on Aster and 5.01 bps on Binance.
At $100,000, the base taker fee is $40.00 on Aster and $50.00 on Binance.
How often does Aster charge funding?
Aster settles funding every 8 hours by default.
More on Aster
Sources
- Base rates: docs.asterdex.com, read September 23, 2026
- BTC leverage cap: asterdex.com
- Funding interval: docs.asterdex.com
- Measured cost: PerpFinder cost methodology