Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| StandX | MEXC | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $13.29 | BTC trade, $10k▶ | $4.01 |
| $1,551 | BTC trade, $1M▶ | $413 |
| $7.8M | BTC book depth▶ | $68.8M |
| 0.040%/0.010% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.020%/0.000% |
| 40x | Max leverage▶ | 1000x |
| Size | ||
| $380.5M | Volume 24h▶ | $5.35B |
| $380.2M | Volume, 7-day average▶ | $10.64B |
| $43.8Mlongs + shorts | Open interest | $14.72Bone side |
| $26.2M | TVL | — |
| Markets | ||
| 13 | Markets▶ | 1219 |
| 6 | Stocks & RWA▶ | 93 |
| 1h | Funding paid every | 1h or 4h or 8h or 24h |
| +0.0100% | BTC funding /8h | −0.0012% |
| +0.743% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.429% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | ◀KYC | Required |
| none yet | Token | $MX |
| Active | Airdrop | — |
Cost to trade ETH
| Size | StandX | MEXC |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $1.0710.7 bp | $0.404.0 bp |
| $10k | $11.2811.3 bp | $4.044.0 bp |
| $100k | $13513.5 bp | $40.384.0 bp |
| $1M | $2,24422.4 bp | $4634.6 bp |
| $5M | — | $4,8919.8 bp |
BTC funding per day
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daily, since Nov 23Volume by asset class
last yearOn both: 10
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | StandX | MEXC | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0100% | −0.0012% | +0.0112% | −$5 |
| ETH | +0.0100% | +0.0038% | +0.0062% | −$4 |
| SOL | +0.0100% | +0.0024% | +0.0076% | −$5 |
| BNB | 0.0000% | +0.0193% | +0.0193% | −$22 |
| HYPE | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$5 |
| UNI | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$41 |
| ZEC | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$19 |
Only on MEXC: 1080
XRP · XAUT · DOGE · TAO · SUI · NEAR · PEPE · LTC · SPCXSTOCK · SPX500 · SNDKSTOCK · ONDO · USOIL · WLD · UKOIL · AVAX · ENA · XLM · LINK · SKHYNIXSTOCK · ADA · ASTER · ARB · HBAR · QNT · PUMPFUN · FET · AAVE · MUSTOCK · RBLXSTOCK · CRCLSTOCK · DOT · NVDA · KAS · FARTCOIN · XPT · GBP · CAD · INJ · NAS100 · SEI · WIF · SPY · BCH · DASH · SHIB · MSTRSTOCK · OP · PAXG · PENDLE · QNTSTOCK · POL · ALGO · TIA · ICP · ZRO · SAND · TRUMPOFFICIAL · USDC · COPPER · and 1020 more
Questions
Is StandX or MEXC cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $13.29 on StandX and $4.01 on MEXC right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together, so MEXC is cheaper. Taker fees: 0.04% and 0.02%.
Which has more markets, StandX or MEXC?
StandX lists 13 active markets and MEXC 1219; 10 assets trade on both, 3 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does StandX or MEXC require KYC?
StandX: No ID to trade (KYC only to mint or redeem DUSD directly); not for the US, the UK, Russia or sanctioned countries. MEXC: KYC before trading since Feb 2026; unverified accounts see market data only.
Can you arbitrage funding between StandX and MEXC?
Not profitably right now: none of the 10 assets on both paid more in funding over the last 7 days than a round trip on both costs.
Which is bigger, StandX or MEXC?
24-hour volume: StandX $380.5M, MEXC $5.35B. Open interest as each reports it: $43.8M and $14.72B. StandX reports open interest as longs plus shorts, both sides of every position; MEXC reports one side. For the same positions StandX's figure reads about twice as large. TVL: $26.2M and none published.

