Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Extended | MEXC | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $5.12 | BTC trade, $10k▶ | $4.01 |
| $653 | BTC trade, $1M▶ | $475 |
| $11.4M | BTC book depth▶ | $104.9M |
| 0.025%/0.000% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.020%/0.000% |
| 100x | Max leverage▶ | 1000x |
| Size | ||
| $499.6M | Volume 24h▶ | $10.32B |
| $427.8M | Volume, 7-day average▶ | $10.00B |
| $202.6Mlongs + shorts | Open interest | $15.63Bone side |
| $119.2M | TVL | — |
| Markets | ||
| 308 | Markets▶ | 1211 |
| 130 | Stocks & RWA▶ | 484 |
| 1h | Funding paid every | 1h or 4h or 8h or 24h |
| +0.0080% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0020% |
| +0.688% | 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 | $4.014.0 bp |
| $100k | $51.165.1 bp | $40.214.0 bp |
| $1M | $6536.5 bp | $4754.7 bp |
| $5M | $9,40118.8 bp | $4,7029.4 bp |
ZEC funding per day
pair pageSize
daily, last 90 daysVolume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 309
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Extended | MEXC | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0080% | +0.0020% | +0.0060% | −$6 |
| ETH | +0.0104% | +0.0047% | +0.0057% | −$1 |
| HYPE | +0.0024% | +0.0100% | +0.0076% | −$13 |
| SOL | +0.0104% | +0.0065% | +0.0039% | −$6 |
| PUMP | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | +$2 |
| NEAR | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$10 |
| LIT | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$11 |
| ZEC | +0.0104% | +0.0087% | +0.0017% | −$7 |
| XMR | +0.0104% | +0.0125% | +0.0021% | −$34 |
| XRP | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | $0 |
| JUP | +0.0104% | +0.0038% | +0.0066% | −$13 |
| BNB | −0.0016% | +0.0106% | +0.0122% | −$22 |
| ZRO | +0.0128% | +0.0100% | +0.0028% | +$16 |
| SUI | +0.0104% | +0.0035% | +0.0069% | −$4 |
| GRAM | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$53 |
| AAVE | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$15 |
| ENA | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$12 |
| LTC | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$14 |
| ADA | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$9 |
| TAO | +0.0104% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$10 |
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 · CAD · GBP · SPY · XPD · VET · CAKE · CHF · JPY · PI · HNT · ROSE · MYX · QQQ · SIGN · ZK · SUN · TRB · FF · LSK · ZBCN · CTC · INFQ · BRKB · TRADOOR · SOXS · SNXX · XAN · CRO · TWT · BRETT · ACE · MA · TRY · SKUU · OL · POWER · USDC · RIF · BR · TSEM · AUD · ALLO · US30 · AMZU · EGLD · BAN · BULLA · 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 $4.01 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 308 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: 9 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 SAND, long on MEXC and short on Extended, with $104 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Extended or MEXC?
24-hour volume: Extended $499.6M, MEXC $10.32B. Open interest as each reports it: $202.6M and $15.63B. 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.