Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Extended | HTX | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $5.12 | ◀BTC trade, $10k | $12.01 |
| $658 | ◀BTC trade, $1M | $1,485 |
| $11.7M | BTC book depth≈ | $10.7M |
| 0.025%/0.000% | ◀Taker / maker | 0.060%/0.020% |
| 100x | Max leverage▶ | 200x |
| Size | ||
| $500.5M | Volume 24h▶ | $953.2M |
| $427.8M | Volume, 7-day average▶ | $1.21B |
| $203.6Mlongs + shorts | Open interest | $2.97Bone side |
| $119.2M | TVL | — |
| Markets | ||
| 307 | Markets▶ | 371 |
| 130 | Stocks & RWA▶ | 269 |
| 1h | Funding paid every | 1h or 4h or 8h |
| −0.0032% | BTC funding /8h | −0.0051% |
| +0.687% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.333% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | ◀KYC | Limited without ID |
| none yet | Token | $HTX |
| Active | Airdrop | — |
Cost to trade ETH
| Size | Extended | HTX |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.545.4 bp | $1.2012.0 bp |
| $10k | $5.375.4 bp | $12.3012.3 bp |
| $100k | $58.185.8 bp | $13813.8 bp |
| $1M | $1,01310.1 bp | $1,56015.6 bp |
| $5M | $13,16826.3 bp | $9,91419.8 bp |
LIT funding per day
pair pageSize
daily, last yearVolume by asset class
last yearOn both: 176
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Extended | HTX | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | −0.0024% | −0.0051% | +0.0027% | −$10 |
| ETH | +0.0072% | −0.0055% | +0.0127% | −$1 |
| SOL | +0.0080% | +0.0038% | +0.0042% | −$23 |
| ZEC | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$33 |
| XRP | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$23 |
| HYPE | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$30 |
| BNB | +0.0096% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$23 |
| XMR | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$68 |
| LTC | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$48 |
| SUI | −0.0056% | +0.0100% | +0.0156% | −$27 |
| ADA | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$31 |
| FIL | +0.0072% | +0.0100% | +0.0028% | −$30 |
| AAVE | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$81 |
| LINK | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$43 |
| XAUT | +0.0080% | +0.0100% | +0.0020% | −$17 |
| DOGE | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$26 |
| PAXG | +0.0088% | 0.0000% | +0.0088% | −$5 |
| UNI | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$76 |
| NEAR | +0.0048% | +0.0100% | +0.0052% | −$43 |
| ENA | +0.0104% | +0.0554% | +0.0450% | +$19 |
Only on Extended: 150
ZRO · JTO · LDO · AERO · GRASS · VVV · STX · S · CHIP · MON · CRV · WLFI · MORPHO · MEGA · STRK · PENDLE · POL · GRVT · EIGEN · KAITO · VIRTUAL · SEI · JASMY · FET · KSM · INJ · AKT · AZTEC · SAGA · QNT · ORCA · RENDER · SPX · H · AR · POPCAT · SAND · TMUS · CFG · PIEVERSE · W · KITE · ZEN · EDGE · GTC · AXS · XEL · SNPS · NAORIS · STABLE · PARTI · CGPT · ARC · NEIRO · Q · B · HEMI · US · DYDX · POLYX · and 90 more
Only on HTX: 195
JST · SPY · QQQ · SUN · LONGXIA · EUL · SUSHI · WIN · BR · ZHIPU · OKB · NIULAI · QNT · LSK · BTT · RIVER · LAB · UBER · RAVE · PENG · BIANRENSHENG · MUBARAK · STEEM · MYX · SKYAI · PIPPIN · STRC · TQQQ · CXMT · BANK · XPD · APR · SPCH · ACE · NVO · HK1810 · EWT · HAJIMI · OURA · UVXY · SOXS · XLE · GME · RAY · GPRO · RDW · BNC · SMIC · BTR · IBIT · NKE · CIEN · AGPU · POLYMARKET · SNXX · MUU · CRM · HYUNDAI · ZHONGJI · ACN · and 135 more
Questions
Is Extended or HTX cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $5.12 on Extended and $12.01 on HTX right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together, so Extended is cheaper. Taker fees: 0.025% and 0.06%.
Which has more markets, Extended or HTX?
Extended lists 307 active markets and HTX 371; 176 assets trade on both, 104 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does Extended or HTX require KYC?
Extended: No ID (only transaction screening and third-party on-ramps); not for the US, UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Russia or sanctioned countries. HTX: No ID for accounts opened since 2026-03-30: futures up to 5x and no API trading; more leverage and the API need level-2 KYC.
Can you arbitrage funding between Extended and HTX?
Yes: 6 of the assets on both paid more in funding over the last 7 days than a $10k round trip on both costs. The best was BZ, long on Extended and short on HTX, with $25 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Extended or HTX?
24-hour volume: Extended $500.5M, HTX $953.2M. Open interest as each reports it: $203.6M and $2.97B. Extended reports open interest as longs plus shorts, both sides of every position; HTX reports one side. For the same positions Extended's figure reads about twice as large. TVL: $119.2M and none published.

