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 | ||
| $498.2M | Volume 24h▶ | $10.56B |
| $427.8M | Volume, 7-day average▶ | $10.00B |
| $203.6Mlongs + shorts | Open interest | $15.71Bone 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 | +0.0031% |
| +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 |
NEAR funding per day
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daily, last 30 daysVolume by asset class
last 30 daysOn both: 309
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Extended | MEXC | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XAU | +0.0032% | +0.0202% | +0.0170% | −$12 |
| XAG | +0.0032% | +0.0166% | +0.0134% | −$6 |
| SP500 | +0.0032% | −0.0092% | +0.0124% | +$1 |
| EUR | +0.0032% | +0.0140% | +0.0108% | −$27 |
| CL | +0.0032% | 0.0000% | +0.0032% | +$16 |
| SKHYNIX | −0.0448% | −0.0450% | +0.0002% | −$4 |
| NAS100 | +0.0032% | −0.0097% | +0.0129% | $0 |
| COPPER | +0.0032% | 0.0000% | +0.0032% | −$13 |
| NATGAS | +0.0776% | +0.1968% | +0.1192% | +$90 |
| BZ | −0.0536% | −0.0334% | +0.0202% | +$16 |
| MU | +0.0032% | +0.0011% | +0.0021% | +$2 |
| SPCX | −0.0192% | −0.0191% | +0.0001% | −$6 |
| META | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$9 |
| SNDK | +0.0136% | +0.0122% | +0.0014% | −$5 |
| NVDA | +0.0032% | +0.0129% | +0.0097% | −$3 |
| TSLA | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$11 |
| AMZN | +0.0048% | +0.0050% | +0.0002% | −$13 |
| CRCL | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$9 |
| MSFT | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | −$11 |
| SHOP | +0.0200% | 0.0000% | +0.0200% | −$14 |
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 · ROSE · HNT · ZK · SIGN · SUN · LSK · FF · ZBCN · CTC · INFQ · BRKB · TRADOOR · BRETT · XAN · TWT · CRO · ACE · MA · TRY · SNXX · POWER · USDC · OL · BR · RIF · SKUU · BULLA · 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 $498.2M, MEXC $10.56B. Open interest as each reports it: $203.6M and $15.71B. 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.