Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Paradex | MEXC | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $10.04 | BTC trade, $10k▶ | $4.01 |
| — | BTC trade, $1M | $472 |
| $498K | BTC book depth▶ | $203.6M |
| 0.020%/0.000% | Taker / maker≈ | 0.020%/0.000% |
| 50x | Max leverage▶ | 1000x |
| Size | ||
| $11.1M | Volume 24h▶ | $16.49B |
| $8.7M | Volume, 7-day average▶ | $11.58B |
| $23.9Mlongs + shorts | Open interest | $13.06Bone side |
| $21.6M | TVL | — |
| Markets | ||
| 62 | Markets▶ | 1213 |
| 23 | Stocks & RWA▶ | 469 |
| 8h | Funding paid every | 1h or 4h or 8h or 24h |
| +0.0097% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0100% |
| +0.706% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.487% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | ◀KYC | Required |
| $DIME | Token | $MX |
| Active | Airdrop | — |
Cost to trade BTC
| Size | Paradex | MEXC |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $1.0010.0 bp | $0.404.0 bp |
| $10k | $10.0410.0 bp | $4.014.0 bp |
| $100k | $48848.8 bp | $41.794.2 bp |
| $1M | — | $4724.7 bp |
| $5M | — | $2,5585.1 bp |
BTC funding per day
pair pageSize
daily, last 90 daysVolume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 66
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Paradex | MEXC | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0097% | +0.0100% | +0.0003% | −$14 |
| ETH | +0.0049% | +0.0100% | +0.0051% | −$19 |
| STRK | +0.0030% | 0.0000% | +0.0030% | −$933 |
| SOL | −0.0008% | +0.0075% | +0.0083% | −$153 |
| ZEC | +0.0094% | +0.0100% | +0.0006% | −$230 |
| HYPE | +0.0092% | +0.0100% | +0.0008% | −$364 |
| XPL | +0.0068% | +0.0100% | +0.0032% | — |
| PAXG | +0.0100% | +0.0038% | +0.0062% | −$16 |
| BNB | +0.0099% | +0.0142% | +0.0043% | — |
| NEAR | +0.0071% | +0.0100% | — | — |
| UNI | +0.0082% | +0.0100% | — | — |
| LINK | +0.0037% | +0.0100% | — | — |
| LTC | +0.0047% | +0.0100% | — | — |
| PENDLE | +0.0095% | +0.0100% | — | — |
| ENA | +0.0088% | +0.0100% | — | — |
| ADA | +0.0028% | +0.0071% | — | — |
| PUMP | +0.0093% | +0.0058% | — | — |
| LIT | −0.0006% | −0.0042% | — | — |
| DOGE | +0.0043% | +0.0100% | — | — |
| AAVE | +0.0019% | +0.0100% | — | — |
Only on Paradex: 0
Only on MEXC: 1019
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Questions
Is Paradex or MEXC cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $10.04 on Paradex and $4.01 on MEXC right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together, so MEXC is cheaper. Taker fees: 0.02% and 0.02%.
Which has more markets, Paradex or MEXC?
Paradex lists 62 active markets and MEXC 1213; 66 assets trade on both, 23 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does Paradex or MEXC require KYC?
Paradex: No ID; not for US or Canadian persons or sanctioned regions, and a VPN around the block is forbidden. MEXC: KYC before trading since Feb 2026; unverified accounts see market data only.
Can you arbitrage funding between Paradex and MEXC?
Not profitably right now: none of the 66 assets on both paid more in funding over the last 7 days than a round trip on both costs.
Which is bigger, Paradex or MEXC?
24-hour volume: Paradex $11.1M, MEXC $16.49B. Open interest as each reports it: $23.9M and $13.06B. Paradex reports open interest as longs plus shorts, both sides of every position; MEXC reports one side. For the same positions Paradex's figure reads about twice as large. TVL: $21.6M and none published.