Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Paradex | OKX | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $10.04 | BTC trade, $10k≈ | $10.01 |
| — | BTC trade, $1M | $1,150 |
| $498K | BTC book depth▶ | $11.0M |
| 0.020%/0.000% | ◀Taker / maker | 0.050%/0.020% |
| 50x | Max leverage▶ | 100x |
| Size | ||
| $11.1M | Volume 24h▶ | $32.78B |
| $8.7M | Volume, 7-day average▶ | $22.93B |
| $23.9Mlongs + shorts | Open interest | $6.77Bone side |
| $21.6M | TVL | — |
| Markets | ||
| 62 | Markets▶ | 527 |
| 23 | Stocks & RWA▶ | 232 |
| 8h | Funding paid every | 1h or 2h or 4h or 8h |
| +0.0097% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0100% |
| +0.706% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.561% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | ◀KYC | Required |
| $DIME | Token | $OKB |
| Active | Airdrop | — |
Cost to trade BTC
| Size | Paradex | OKX |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $1.0010.0 bp | $1.0010.0 bp |
| $10k | $10.0410.0 bp | $10.0110.0 bp |
| $100k | $48848.8 bp | $10010.0 bp |
| $1M | — | $1,15011.5 bp |
| $5M | — | $7,65915.3 bp |
BTC funding per day
pair pageSize
daily, last 90 daysVolume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 64
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Paradex | OKX | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0097% | +0.0100% | +0.0003% | −$19 |
| ETH | +0.0049% | +0.0100% | +0.0051% | −$22 |
| STRK | +0.0030% | +0.0048% | +0.0018% | −$953 |
| SOL | −0.0008% | 0.0000% | +0.0008% | −$167 |
| ZEC | +0.0094% | +0.0100% | +0.0006% | −$237 |
| HYPE | +0.0092% | −0.0013% | +0.0105% | −$371 |
| XPL | +0.0068% | −0.0040% | +0.0108% | — |
| BNB | +0.0099% | +0.0100% | +0.0001% | — |
| 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% | 0.0000% | — | — |
| ADA | +0.0028% | +0.0079% | — | — |
| PUMP | +0.0093% | +0.0100% | — | — |
| LIT | −0.0006% | +0.0028% | — | — |
| DOGE | +0.0043% | +0.0029% | — | — |
| AAVE | +0.0019% | +0.0028% | — | — |
| JUP | −0.0064% | −0.0278% | — | — |
Only on OKX: 461
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Questions
Is Paradex or OKX cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $10.04 on Paradex and $10.01 on OKX right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together: about the same. Taker fees: 0.02% and 0.05%.
Which has more markets, Paradex or OKX?
Paradex lists 62 active markets and OKX 527; 64 assets trade on both, 23 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does Paradex or OKX require KYC?
Paradex: No ID; not for US or Canadian persons or sanctioned regions, and a VPN around the block is forbidden. OKX: Advanced verification before trading, deposits or withdrawals.
Can you arbitrage funding between Paradex and OKX?
Not profitably right now: none of the 64 assets on both paid more in funding over the last 7 days than a round trip on both costs.
Which is bigger, Paradex or OKX?
24-hour volume: Paradex $11.1M, OKX $32.78B. Open interest as each reports it: $23.9M and $6.77B. Paradex reports open interest as longs plus shorts, both sides of every position; OKX reports one side. For the same positions Paradex's figure reads about twice as large. TVL: $21.6M and none published.