Around-the-clock stock trading of perpetual contracts is now live through Aster, offering direct exposure to American equities.
In a groundbreaking move, Aster, a decentralized perpetual exchange, has launched stock perpetual contracts. This innovative development enables traders to gain leveraged, permissionless exposure to major U.S. equities such as Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Tesla.
Aster's stock perpetuals operate on a non-custodial, user-controlled platform, eliminating the need for custodial risk that is common in traditional brokerage or centralized exchanges (CEXs). By interacting directly with smart contracts, traders retain full control of their assets, avoiding the need to trust a third party with custody of funds or positions.
The platform's decentralized nature also ensures privacy, as no KYC or personal identification is required to start trading. This offers a level of financial privacy unavailable on regulated stock exchanges and most CEXs. Aster's 24/7 trading availability further sets it apart from traditional brokerages, which operate only during market hours.
Aster's high-speed matching engine and deep on-chain liquidity have positioned it as a leader in decentralized perpetual contract trading volume. Pricing for stock perpetuals is sourced from the Pyth Network, aggregating data from multiple independent publishers to ensure tamper-resistant and reliable feeds. This infrastructure minimises the risk of price manipulation and ensures fast execution, even during volatile market conditions.
Traders can use up to 50x leverage on these assets, allowing them to speculate on the price movements of these stocks without needing to hold the underlying asset or go through a traditional brokerage. This flexibility is made possible by the derivative nature of perpetual contracts, which track the underlying asset’s price without requiring physical delivery.
Aster's stock perps offer traders the ability to hedge a portfolio or bet on short-term moves, with unmatched versatility. For example, a trader holding Tesla stock in a brokerage can short TSLA/USDT on Aster to hedge downside risk, all without involving a centralized entity.
In summary, Aster's stock perpetual contracts provide leveraged exposure to leading U.S. equities in a way that preserves the core DeFi principles of self-custody, privacy, and permissionless access, while delivering the speed and reliability demanded by active traders. By using decentralized infrastructure, aggregated price feeds, and a high-performance matching engine, Aster offers a compelling alternative to traditional and centralized platforms for equity derivatives trading.
For more information about Aster, please visit the official website or connect with Aster on the official X account.
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- Aster, a pioneering decentralized perpetual exchange, allows traders to gain leveraged, permissionless exposure to major U.S. equities such as Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Tesla, bypassing the need for custodial risk common in traditional brokerage or centralized exchanges (CEXs).
- Operating on a non-custodial, user-controlled platform, Aster's decentralized nature ensures privacy as no KYC or personal identification is required, offering a level of financial privacy unavailable on regulated stock exchanges and most CEXs.
- With a high-speed matching engine and deep on-chain liquidity, Aster positions itself as a leader in decentralized perpetual contract trading volume, sourcing pricing from the Pyth Network for tamper-resistant and reliable feeds.
- Traders can use up to 50x leverage on these assets, allowing them to speculate on the price movements of these stocks without needing to hold the underlying asset or go through a traditional brokerage, due to the derivative nature of perpetual contracts.
- Aster's stock perps offer traders the ability to hedge a portfolio or bet on short-term moves, with unmatched versatility, such as a trader holding Tesla stock in a brokerage shorting TSLA/USDT on Aster to hedge downside risk, all without involving a centralized entity.
- By using decentralized infrastructure, aggregated price feeds, and a high-performance matching engine, Aster offers a compelling alternative to traditional and centralized platforms for equity derivatives trading, preserving the core DeFi principles of self-custody, privacy, and permissionless access.
