Networks, fees and status
Collected straight from the exchange. The fee is quoted in the coin itself and does not depend on the amount — splitting a withdrawal into parts only costs more.
What MEXC is
People keep an account here for two reasons, and both set MEXC apart from the rest of our review.
When a new coin appears somewhere, the odds of meeting it here before Binance are very high. The list grows almost daily.
Makers pay nothing on spot, and the popular withdrawal networks cost less here than next door. If you trade and move coins a lot, that adds up.
What else is here beyond plain trading
Besides spot and futures: launches, savings and copy trading.
Buying one coin for another or for USDT: plain trading, no leverage and no expiry.
1,413 pairsLeveraged contracts with no expiry date. Funding is charged every few hours — you either pay it or receive it.
1,112 contractsBuying crypto for ordinary money straight from people; the venue holds the coins in escrow until payment is confirmed.
60 currenciesYield on coins that just sit there: flexible, withdrawable at any moment, or locked for a term at a higher rate.
Taking part in a token sale before the coin reaches open trading.
Mirroring a chosen trader's deals: their statistics are public and the position size scales to your capital.
The zero maker fee: who pays nothing and who does not
This is a standing condition of the tariff rather than a promotion. You pay nothing when you post a limit order and wait for it to fill.
Maker
0%A limit order that sat in the book and waited to be filled
Taker
0.05%Buying at market — you take someone else's order off the book
Holders of MX, the exchange token, get a further discount.
Popular networks cost less here than next door
If you move USDT on TRON or Ethereum, the gap with neighbouring venues is real — and it shows in the live tables of our own reviews.
TRON (TRC-20)
Ethereum (ERC-20)
The USDT withdrawal fee in the coin itself, from the same feeds that build the table above.
Early listings are the main distinction and the main risk
Next to large projects sit pairs turning over a thousand dollars a day, where a single order moves the price by whole percent.
A liquid pair
A large order fills close to the price you see.
A thin pair
The number in a table is the best price, not how much you can take at it.
Fees: what you actually pay
The habit of posting limit orders instead of market ones saves more here than any volume tier.
the maker side is free here
An order that sits in the book and waits to be filled costs nothing. That is a standing condition, not a promotion.
The venue's token earns a further fee discount.
Deposits and withdrawals
The simplest way in is P2P: pick an offer, pay the seller by card, and they release the crypto from escrow. While the trade runs the coins stay frozen and the exchange holds them.
Fund through P2P the usual way in
Withdraw over a network the price depends on the network
This is where most money is lost to carelessness: the transfer price depends on the network, not on the amount.
A zero maker fee, zero spot, and where free ends
MEXC is known for a maker fee of nothing on spot. The venue's FAQ from December 2025 describes a zero-fee spot programme where both sides cost nothing, applied to every spot pair with no separate sign-up and no announced end date.
Later material from the venue, in September and October 2026, puts the standard model differently: 0% maker and 0.05% taker. That is not a contradiction in our text but two publications from the exchange itself — and the rate that counts is the one on your own fee page.
Paying the fee in MX earns a discount: the spot taker rate falls from 0.05% to 0.04%, and on contracts the maker from 0.01% to 0.008% and the taker from 0.04% to 0.032%. Where the fee is already zero the discount adds nothing. A separate "50% off for holding 500 MX" promotion has been suspended since 9 February 2026 — it should not be treated as current until a new announcement appears.
On contracts the standard rates are 0.01% maker and 0.04% taker. A 10,000 USDT position costs 1 and 4 USDT respectively, charged separately on open and on close.
the maker side is free here
An order that sits in the book and waits to be filled costs nothing. That is a standing condition, not a promotion.
The venue's token earns a further fee discount.
Ukraine and the CIS: the preferential rates on some contracts are gone
This is a case where a regional notice changes the picture. On 21 August 2026 MEXC changed the fees on selected futures pairs for the CIS region and Ukraine.
| Contract | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| BTC | 0% / 0.02% | 0.01% / 0.04% |
| ETH | 0% / 0.01% | 0.01% / 0.04% |
| Gold (XAU) | 0% / 0.01% | 0.01% / 0.04% |
| Gold (XAUT) | 0% / 0.01% | 0.01% / 0.04% |
| Silver (XAG) | 0% / 0.01% | 0.01% / 0.04% |
The change took effect on 21 August 2026 at 12:00 UTC and covers only the instruments listed. Other contracts were untouched by the notice.
A separate notice of 7 September 2026 set the standard rate on stock futures in the same region at 0.01% maker and 0.04% taker.
Event contracts use the futures fee structure, but the MX holding discount does not apply to them — read the actual rate in the fee settings.
Order minimums and contract parameters
There is no single minimum. Spot filters come from api.mexc.com/api/v3/exchangeInfo: quantity and step through LOT_SIZE, price through PRICE_FILTER, the minimum notional through NOTIONAL where the pair defines one. A separate short method returns the default pair list.
Contracts have their own directory at contract.mexc.com/api/v1/contract/detail, carrying the contract size, minimum and maximum volume, volume and price steps, the minimum and maximum leverage per instrument and whether the API may trade it.
Derivatives and leverage to five hundred
Contracts come in four kinds here: perpetuals margined in USDT, coin-margined contracts, stock futures and event contracts. On selected pairs the maximum leverage reaches 500x — a record among the venues we cover, though it belongs to particular contracts rather than all of them.
Risk limits apply: as the position grows the required margin rises, the leverage available falls and the maintenance margin level shifts. The real ceiling per instrument sits in the maximum-leverage field of that same contract directory.
P2P and ordinary money
P2P offers USDT, USDC, BTC and ETH, with further assets appearing in the interface over time. The mechanics are standard: the seller's coin is locked, the buyer pays directly, the seller confirms and the coin moves. Merchants and appeals exist.
The venue charges nothing of its own on a P2P trade, but the bank or payment system will, and which currencies and methods are available depends on the region and shows only in the filter itself.
Margin trading
Both modes are available — cross and isolated — on supported pairs. Borrow an asset, open a short, scale a position. Interest depends on the asset, the amount, the term and available liquidity, and is not part of the trading fee.
Earn, copy trading and bots
Earn gathers products that place assets for a return; the rate depends on the asset, the term and the specific offer — there is no universal one.
We use the exchange's own formula: amount × rate ÷ 365 × term. Put in the rate you see in your account — it changes.
Copy trading and bots run on the ordinary markets: no separate charge, but every trade pays the trading fee, with funding on top on contracts.
The API and risk controls
The v3 spot interface and the v1 contract interface cover market data, orders, positions and balances. Two directories from them — spot filters and contract parameters — are worth reading before every bot run.
One more thing worth knowing is the risk-control system: the venue can restrict operations on an account when its rules fire. That is not unique to MEXC — every large venue does it — but here the documentation says so plainly, and planning large withdrawals with that in mind is sensible.
Who it suits
Fresh listings show up here before anywhere else.
The zero maker fee is money straight back in your pocket.
Withdrawals on that network cost less here than next door.
A second venue beside Binance: it covers exactly what the giants lack — the long tail of fresh listings. Compare →
Frequently asked
What does trading on MEXC cost?+
The spot maker fee is zero. Under the zero-fee programme both sides are free; under the later standard model the taker pays 0.05%. The rate on your own fee page takes priority. Contracts are 0.01% maker and 0.04% taker as standard.
What changed for Ukraine and the CIS?+
From 21 August 2026, BTC, ETH, gold and silver contracts in that region pay 0.01% maker and 0.04% taker instead of the previous zero and near-zero rates. From 7 September the same rates apply to stock futures.
Does MX give a discount?+
Yes: the spot taker falls from 0.05% to 0.04%, and on contracts the maker from 0.01% to 0.008% and the taker from 0.04% to 0.032%. Where the fee is already zero it adds nothing. The "50% for 500 MX" promotion has been suspended since 9 February 2026.
What is the maximum leverage on MEXC?+
Up to 500x on selected contracts — more than any other venue we cover. It is not a general figure: the real ceiling per instrument sits in the directory at contract.mexc.com/api/v1/contract/detail and falls as the position grows.
What is the minimum order on MEXC?+
It belongs to each pair. The spot filters LOT_SIZE, PRICE_FILTER and NOTIONAL come from api.mexc.com/api/v3/exchangeInfo; contract parameters come from a separate directory with the contract size and minimum volume.
Is the spot fee really zero?+
Zero for the maker — an order that rests in the book and fills. Buying at market makes you a taker, paying the normal rate, though one of the lowest around.
Why does MEXC list so many coins?+
It deliberately chose an early-listing strategy. That is its main distinction and its main risk: real projects sit next to pairs turning over a thousand dollars a day.
Can I trade without verification?+
Spot is available with daily withdrawal limits. Lifting them, and P2P, require verification.
Is MEXC good for arbitrage?+
For same-venue arbitrage, yes, thanks to the zero maker fee. For cross-venue you must watch volume: on thin pairs a visible price gap is often unfillable.
Methodology and principles of analytical processing
Forming and structuring the data
The analytical system brings disparate market information together into a single structure, accounting for the specifics of trading directions and the individual characteristics of each platform. That keeps the presentation consistent and the key parameters comparable.
Criteria for forming the results
Forming the analytical selection takes into account the completeness, availability and reliability of the source information. Parameters that meet the established processing and confirmation criteria are included in the calculations. Insufficiently substantiated values are not used in the final results.
Currency of the analytical information
The information presented is kept current through regular refreshing and reconciliation of the analytical parameters. How often that happens is determined by the nature of each category of data and the way it is processed.
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