OKXAster
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.08%0.005%
Spot taker0.1%0.04%
Futures maker0.02%0%
Futures taker0.05%0.04%
Markets (live)
Coins listed669652
Coins with perpetuals485604
Coins with spot pairs40492
24h volume$25.08B$1.90B
Coins only here355 coins trade on both314297
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days03
Last 90 days03
Perpetuals listed on both
Cheaper on more coinsof 330 shared perps, by mid price179 coins137 coins
Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts+0.013%+0.011%
Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.048%0.048%
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthlyYes · real-time
Licenses3EU: MiCA CASP authorisation for OKX Europe Limited from Malta's MFSA (27 January 2025), US: OKX INC., NMLS #1767779, Dubai: provisional virtual asset licence (July 2022)None listed
Restricted regions15 regionsCanada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia…12 regionsUnited States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, North Korea…
HeadquartersGlobal platform operated by Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd. (Seychelles); regional entities incl. Malta (EEA), UAE, Singapore and the US (San Jose, California)No official HQ disclosed; terms governed by Hong Kong law
Exchange tokenOKBASTER
Incidents on record32
OKX or Aster?
OKX and Aster are compared here on what matters when you choose where to trade: base trading fees, how many coins each lists, how quickly they add new ones, perpetual prices and funding on the coins both list, and safety signals such as proof of reserves and restricted regions. Live numbers update from the exchanges' public market data; fees and policies were checked against each exchange's own pages.
OKX lists 669 coins and Aster 652. 355 coins trade on both, 314 only on OKX and 297 only on Aster. In the last 30 days OKX added 0 new coins and Aster 3.
On the 330 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, OKX was cheaper on 179 and Aster on 137, with a typical gap of 0.048%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was +0.013% on OKX and +0.011% on Aster.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; OKX offers 1 discount option and Aster offers 5 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.