MEXC vs trade.xyz Funding Arbitrage
12 shared markets · net of estimated fees · updated every few minutesMEXC and trade.xyz both quote 12 of the same perpetual markets, so a delta-neutral position can be split across the two and collect the difference in their funding. The widest spread on a market with real depth is SNXX — long MEXC / short trade.xyz at 55.3% net APR — but the median across all shared markets is 7.5%, which is the number worth planning around.
The long leg is whichever venue prices funding lower for that market. It is a property of the MARKET, not of the exchange, and it flips as rates move: here 7 markets go long on MEXC and 5 on trade.xyz. 9 markets clear 5% net APR, 5 clear 10%.
How this pair behaves
MEXC pays funding every 4h on 325 markets and every 8h on 138 markets; trade.xyz pays every 1h on 95 markets. The two clocks differ, so one leg settles while the other is still accruing: a position held for only a few hours can pay one side without ever collecting from the other. MEXC quotes 470 perpetual markets in total and trade.xyz quotes 95; the 12 they share are what this page ranks. Across its own book MEXC runs a median funding rate of 5.2% and trade.xyz 5.5%, so the edge here comes from individual markets rather than from a standing gap between the venues.
Spreads by market
top 12 of 12 by net APR| Market | Long | Short | Net APR | Gross | 7d avg | Thin leg vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNXX | MEXC | trade.xyz | 55.3% | 59.3% | +15.7% | $1.3M |
| LYTE | MEXC | trade.xyz | 44.7% | 53.9% | +26.4% | $54K |
| EWT | MEXC | trade.xyz | 42.5% | 47.7% | +4.4% | $100K |
| KSTR | trade.xyz | MEXC | 30.6% | 46.3% | — | $18K |
| XPD | trade.xyz | MEXC | 22.3% | 25.6% | +2.2% | $363K |
| DRAM | trade.xyz | MEXC | 9.4% | 12.7% | -3.0% | $2.3M |
| XPT | trade.xyz | MEXC | 5.6% | 9.0% | +5.6% | $812K |
| GBP | MEXC | trade.xyz | 5.4% | 7.9% | +5.0% | $119K |
| SOXL | trade.xyz | MEXC | 5.2% | 7.4% | +13.5% | $18.8M |
| XBI | MEXC | trade.xyz | 3.1% | 13.2% | +2.2% | $11K |
| KORU | MEXC | trade.xyz | 1.6% | 5.5% | +3.3% | $8.3M |
| TLT | MEXC | trade.xyz | 0.6% | 5.5% | +16.9% | $100K |
Net APR subtracts entry and exit fees, both legs' bid/ask spread and estimated slippage from the gross funding spread. The 7-day average is historical gross funding for the same pair: a current rate close to it suggests the spread has persisted, one far above it is usually a spike that will decay.
Coverage note: MEXC and trade.xyz share 12 markets, 4 of them with real depth — below the 10 markets / 5 liquid this page treats as full coverage, so this is a thin sample rather than a picture of the pair.
MEXC vs trade.xyz — FAQ
How many markets can you arbitrage between MEXC and trade.xyz?
12 perpetual markets are quoted on both MEXC and trade.xyz right now. 9 of them show a net spread of at least 5% APR after estimated fees, and 4 have at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg.
What is the best MEXC / trade.xyz funding spread right now?
SNXX: long MEXC and short trade.xyz for about 55.3% net APR after estimated fees, counting only markets with at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg. The median across all 12 shared markets is 7.5%, so the top of the list is not typical.
Which side pays on the MEXC / trade.xyz pair?
It varies by market: MEXC is the long (funding-receiving) leg in 7 of the shared markets and trade.xyz in the other 5. The direction is set per market by which venue currently prices funding lower.
Trading the MEXC / trade.xyz spread
The trade is one position split across two venues: long the exchange paying the more negative funding, short the one paying the more positive, in the same size. What limits it is not the headline APR but the smaller leg's liquidity, the fees on both sides, and how long the spread survives — funding decays and flips, often within hours. Venue detail: MEXC funding rates · trade.xyz funding rates; the full calculation is in the methodology.