Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Extended | MEXC | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $5.12 | BTC trade, $10k▶ | $4.04 |
| $795 | BTC trade, $1M▶ | $506 |
| $10.8M | BTC book depth▶ | $49.7M |
| 0.025%/0.000% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.020%/0.000% |
| 100x | Max leverage▶ | 1000x |
| Size | ||
| $495.5M | Volume 24h▶ | $10.59B |
| $427.8M | Volume, 7-day average▶ | $10.00B |
| $203.4Mlongs + shorts | Open interest | $15.67Bone side |
| $119.2M | TVL | — |
| Markets | ||
| 307 | Markets▶ | 1211 |
| 130 | Stocks & RWA▶ | 484 |
| 1h | Funding paid every | 1h or 4h or 8h or 24h |
| −0.0064% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0030% |
| +0.687% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.413% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | ◀KYC | Required |
| none yet | Token | $MX |
| Active | Airdrop | — |
Cost to trade BTC
| Size | Extended | MEXC |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.515.1 bp | $0.404.0 bp |
| $10k | $5.125.1 bp | $4.044.0 bp |
| $100k | $58.245.8 bp | $48.904.9 bp |
| $1M | $7957.9 bp | $5065.1 bp |
| $5M | $11,05622.1 bp | $4,4859.0 bp |
ETH funding per day
pair pageSize
daily, last yearVolume by asset class
last yearOn both: 309
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Extended | MEXC | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XAU | +0.0032% | +0.0200% | +0.0168% | −$12 |
| XAG | +0.0032% | +0.0162% | +0.0130% | −$6 |
| SP500 | +0.0032% | −0.0091% | +0.0123% | +$1 |
| EUR | +0.0032% | +0.0136% | +0.0104% | −$28 |
| CL | +0.0032% | 0.0000% | +0.0032% | +$16 |
| SKHYNIX | −0.0464% | −0.0464% | 0.0000% | −$7 |
| NAS100 | +0.0032% | −0.0097% | +0.0129% | $0 |
| COPPER | +0.0032% | 0.0000% | +0.0032% | −$13 |
| NATGAS | +0.0776% | +0.2240% | +0.1464% | +$90 |
| BZ | −0.0536% | −0.0336% | +0.0200% | +$16 |
| MU | +0.0032% | +0.0010% | +0.0022% | +$2 |
| SPCX | −0.0192% | −0.0194% | +0.0002% | −$8 |
| META | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$14 |
| SNDK | +0.0168% | +0.0123% | +0.0045% | −$5 |
| NVDA | +0.0032% | +0.0126% | +0.0094% | −$3 |
| TSLA | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$11 |
| AMZN | +0.0048% | +0.0048% | 0.0000% | −$13 |
| CRCL | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$9 |
| MSFT | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$11 |
| SHOP | +0.0200% | 0.0000% | +0.0200% | −$20 |
Only on Extended: 17
USDJPY · TMUS · GTC · XEL · STXX · KR200 · FANG · MKR · HON · ADSK · CDW · STLD · MCHP · ODFL · TTD · NXPI · GEHC
Only on MEXC: 766
QNT · RBLX · KAS · SPY · CAD · GBP · VET · QQQ · CAKE · SOXS · XPD · CHF · JPY · TRB · PI · MYX · HNT · ROSE · ZK · SIGN · SUN · LSK · FF · ZBCN · CTC · INFQ · BRKB · TRADOOR · BRETT · XAN · TWT · CRO · ACE · MA · TRY · BR · SNXX · OL · POWER · USDC · RIF · BULLA · SKUU · US30 · TSEM · AUD · ALLO · AMZU · BAN · EGLD · A · BANANAS31 · SKR · USUAL · BLESS · FLUX · MANA · RON · ACT · ONE · and 706 more
Questions
Is Extended or MEXC cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $5.12 on Extended and $4.04 on MEXC right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together, so MEXC is cheaper. Taker fees: 0.025% and 0.02%.
Which has more markets, Extended or MEXC?
Extended lists 307 active markets and MEXC 1211; 309 assets trade on both, 115 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does Extended or MEXC 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. MEXC: KYC before trading since Feb 2026; unverified accounts see market data only.
Can you arbitrage funding between Extended and MEXC?
Yes: 12 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 NATGAS, long on Extended and short on MEXC, with $90 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Extended or MEXC?
24-hour volume: Extended $495.5M, MEXC $10.59B. Open interest as each reports it: $203.4M and $15.67B. Extended reports open interest as longs plus shorts, both sides of every position; MEXC reports one side. For the same positions Extended's figure reads about twice as large. TVL: $119.2M and none published.