A new report from TokenInsight has shed light on liquidity and slippage across major cryptocurrency futures exchanges, revealing that while Binance, Bitget, and OKX lead in overall market depth, MEXC offers the most favorable slippage for Ethereum (ETH) and silver (XAG) futures. The study measured total buy and sell orders within ±0.1% of the current price to assess order book depth, with the top three exchanges dominating that metric. However, for execution quality, MEXC recorded a slippage rate of just 0.015% on ETH futures and 0.01196% on silver futures, significantly lower than its larger competitors. For Bitcoin (BTC) futures, Bitget offered the best slippage at 0.008%, while Binance led for gold (XAU) futures. These findings underscore the importance of choosing a venue based on the specific asset being traded, as no single exchange excels across all pairs.
Separately, MEXC announced the launch of RealStocks, a new product that allows eligible users to access over 7,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs using USDT. Built on broker-connected infrastructure through Atomic Vaults—a U.S. FINRA-licensed broker-dealer backed by Founders Fund and ARK Invest—RealStocks integrates U.S. equity trading directly into the existing MEXC interface. Trading follows Nasdaq market sessions with T+1 settlement and, where applicable, dividends may be distributed to holders. The exchange has reported surging demand for traditional financial products, with Intel (INTC) futures volume soaring 1,684% month-over-month and other equity-linked contracts seeing triple-digit growth. RealStocks extends MEXC’s previous offering of over 130 TradFi-linked futures contracts into actual stock ownership, positioning the platform as an all-in-one trading station for digital and traditional assets. The beta phase engaged more than 20,000 users, and the launch includes zero platform trading fees and limited-time incentives to reduce the barrier to entry.
