Market Maker Program
Aster Market Making Program Requirements
To strengthen liquidity and reward market makers, Aster is introducing MM Preferential Fees and a monthly MM Reward Pool. Each month, 0.05% of the total $AST token supply (approximately 300,000 USDT at a fully diluted valuation of $600M) will be distributed to qualifying market makers based on their effective maker volume.
Program objective
Incentivizing liquidity: Strengthening liquidity across supported pairs on Aster Pro Mode by rewarding active and effective market makers.
Driving sustainable long-term growth: Aster distributes token rewards through a performance-based program designed to reflect real on-chain activity and trading contributions.
Support fair market structure: Incentivize tight spreads, deep liquidity, and active quoting with clear, rules-based rewards.
Market maker preferential fees
Tier
Criteria
Taker fee (bps)
Maker fee rebate (bps)
MM 1
>= $100M or Maker Vol >= 0.5%
3.0
-0.25
MM 2
>= $500M or Maker Vol >= 2%
2.8
-0.5
For market maker rebates, the displayed trading interface will show your applicable taker fee rate (determined by your volume tier or marker volume percentage) and a maker fee of "0". Please note that our system calculates and disburses maker rebates every 30 minutes based on the published fee schedule. These rebates can be tracked in Aster Pro's transaction history.
MM reward pool
Monthly allocation: 0.05% of the $AST token supply.
Distribution basis: Proportional to each market maker’s effective maker volume contribution in a given calendar month.
Note: Aster reserves the right to evaluate the effect of the MM rewards pool program on a monthly basis and take appropriate actions such as adjusting or suspending the rewards pool.
Calculation methodology
Effective maker volume weighting
Market maker’s weighted effective volume = MM’s qualified Type A maker volume * Type A Weighted Index + MM’s qualified Type B maker volume * Type B Weighted Index + MM’s qualified Type C maker volume * Type C Weighted Index
Each market maker’s reward share = (MM’s Weighted Effective Volume / Total Weighted Effective Volume) × Reward Pool
Type
Weighted index
A
1
B
2
C
5
A maker’s volume for a given trading pair is counted as effective only if the following two conditions are met:
Quoting standards
Bid and Offer sizes meet or exceed the minimum size requirement for the pairs.
Bid-Offer Spread is within the allowed limit (e.g., ≤0.1% for BTC/ETH/SOL, ≤0.25% for other pairs).
Orders remain live in the order book for at least 0.5 seconds at a time.
Qualifying percentage for that pair on the day (from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC):
The pair is only counted if the market maker maintains these standards for ≥70% of that trading day.
If [Qualifying %] < 70%, that pair's volume is excluded from the market maker’s effective maker volume.
Market making standards by pair type
Note: If a pair’s [Qualifying Percentage] < 70%, this pair does not qualify for preferential fees on the next day. Preferential fees will only be awarded to qualified pairs.
In order to qualify for a particular pair in a day, market makers must satisfy the following conditions simultaneously at least 70% of the day (0:00 to 23:59 UTC) :
Total Bids shown > Cumulative Minimum Size;
Total Offers shown > Cumulative Minimum Size;
Orders must be outstanding in the order book for at least 0.5 seconds;
The bid/offer spread is calculated as: ( [Offer price at Minimum Size] - [Bid price at Minimum Size]) / { ([Offer price at Minimum Size] + [Bid price at Minimum Size]) /2 } < [Required Bid/Offer spread].
Pair
bid_offer_spread
min_size
Type
BTCUSDT
0.1%
2
A
ETHUSDT
0.1%
60
A
SOLUSDT
0.1%
1,000
A
XRPUSDT
0.25%
20,000
B
TRXUSDT
0.25%
100,000
B
BNBUSDT
0.25%
50
A
LINKUSDT
0.25%
2,500
B
DOGEUSDT
0.25%
150,000
B
SUIUSDT
0.25%
5,000
B
1000SHIBUSDT
0.25%
1,000,000
B
LISTAUSDT
0.25%
60,000
B
ADAUSDT
0.25%
40,000
B
AVAXUSDT
0.25%
1,200
B
LTCUSDT
0.25%
300
C
NEARUSDT
0.25%
8,000
C
ATOMUSDT
0.25%
6,000
C
CAKEUSDT
0.25%
13,000
B
APEUSDT
0.25%
35,000
C
ETCUSDT
0.25%
1,200
C
AAVEUSDT
0.25%
80
C
DYDXUSDT
0.25%
30,000
B
CRVUSDT
0.25%
50,000
B
BCHUSDT
0.25%
100
B
UNIUSDT
0.25%
6,000
C
OPUSDT
0.25%
40,000
B
APTUSDT
0.25%
4,000
C
ARBUSDT
0.25%
50,000
B
INJUSDT
0.25%
2,500
C
1000PEPEUSDT
0.25%
300,000
B
WLDUSDT
0.25%
25,000
C
SEIUSDT
0.25%
100,000
C
1000FLOKIUSDT
0.25%
200,000
B
TONUSDT
0.25%
8,000
B
1000BONKUSDT
0.25%
1,500,000
C
TRUMPUSDT
0.25%
2,000
B
FARTCOINUSDT
0.25%
15,000
C
BUSDT
0.25%
25,000
C
ENAUSDT
0.25%
75,000
C
MOODENGUSDT
0.25%
120,000
C
DOTUSDT
0.25%
5,500
B
XLMUSDT
0.25%
100,000
C
PYTHUSDT
0.25%
200,000
B
NEIROUSDT
0.25%
55,000,000
C
JANITORUSDT
0.25%
1,500,000
B
USD1USDT
0.25%
30,000
C
SAHARAUSDT
0.25%
150,000
C
AAPLUSDT
1.00%
55
B
TSLAUSDT
1.00%
50
B
NVADUSDT
1.00%
80
B
AMZNUSDT
1.00%
55
B
METAUSDT
1.00%
25
B
GOOGUSDT
1.00%
80
B
MSFTUSDT
1.00%
30
B
PENGUUSDT
0.25%
350,000
B
PUMPUSDT
0.25%
2,000,000
B
SPKUSDT
0.25%
150,000
B
PORT3USDT
0.25%
350,000
B
Last updated on 30/7/2025
Application process
Please fill out the form and the Aster team will contact you within 3 working days.
Please note that you must upload proof of at least $100M in monthly cumulative futures trading volume (on Aster or other trading platforms).
If you are eligible, Aster will whitelist your IPs and set up the fees for your market maker account, beginning at MM Tier 1.
Disclaimer
Aster reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Market Maker Reward Program at any time, including but not limited to changes in eligibility criteria, reward allocation methodology, token distribution schedules, and qualifying requirements. All participants are responsible for reviewing the most up-to-date program terms published by Aster. Participation in the program does not constitute a binding agreement, and Aster retains full discretion in the interpretation and enforcement of program rules.
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