Stock contracts

Aster perpetuals now supports stock perpetuals — enabling perpetual futures trading for U.S. stocks, fully settled in USDT. Trade with up to 10x leverage, long or short, and choose your leverage level when placing an order.

The first stock listing is AAPL/USDT, offering a seamless, on-chain alternative for global traders to access equity markets with high flexibility and control.

When trading stock contracts, there are no fees for opening or closing positions.

Trading session

Session (New York City local time)	Limit Order price cap	Market Order price cap
Pre-market (off-hours 04:00-09:30	> 2% - more aggressive than Mark Price will be rejected	Can fill up to 2% more aggressive than Mark Price, the rest will be canceled
Market open 9:30-16:00	Same as crypto perpetual trading pairs	Same as crypto perpetual trading pairs
Post-market (off-hours) 16:00-20:00	> 2% - more aggressive than Mark Price will be rejected	Can fill up to 2% more aggressive than Mark Price, the rest will be canceled
Market close (off-hours) 20:00-04:00	> 2% - more aggressive than MarkPrice will be rejected	Can fill up to 2% more aggressive than Mark Price, the rest will be canceled

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Note

Regarding trading parameter adjustments: To mitigate market risks and enhance user experience, Aster may adjust trading parameters such as funding rates, minimum price increments, maximum leverage, risk limits, and maintenance margin requirements in accordance with real-time market conditions.