# MEXC RealStocks growth and stock futures expansion

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/mexc-realstocks-launch-and-liquidity-push
> Updated: 2026-09-08T10:10:14.000Z. Sources: 17. Developments: 6.

MEXC’s zero‑fee exchange introduced its RealStocks service on June 1, 2025, enabling users to buy U.S. stocks and ETFs through a licensed broker. Early data showed the SpaceX‑related ticker SPCX dominated activity, representing 29.7% of total RealStocks trading volume. In August 2026, MEXC expanded its promotional activities with the ‘Earnings Season RealStocks Rally,’ a competition running from August 3 to August 24 featuring a $1 million prize pool. This was followed by the ‘0808: Stock Season’ event, which launched on August 8 with a $500,000 prize pool. To support advanced users, MEXC launched the RealStocks API in partnership with regulated broker Atomic Vaults Securities (AVS), allowing quantitative traders to automate commission-free strategies for over 7,000 U.S. companies and ETFs using USDT while retaining full shareholding rights and dividend entitlements. Additionally, the exchange introduced ‘MEXC Win: Infinity Arena,’ a team-based futures trading competition with a progressive prize pool reaching up to 10 million USDT. Market expansion has led to significant volume surges. In the second quarter of 2026, average daily stock futures trading volume in Asia increased by 3,308%, with Southeast Asia seeing a 6,648% jump and East Asia a 1,957% increase. As MEXC expands into traditional assets like forex and commodities, CEO Vugar Usi has addressed concerns regarding retail risk, noting the difficulty in justifying extreme leverage levels, such as 500x, in an industry that lacks a common standard for retail leverage. On September 8, 2026, MEXC launched the ‘Trade Wall Street, Without Walls’ campaign to highlight how crypto-native trading reduces barriers to stock market participation. The initiative identifies five specific constraints, or ‘walls’: Access, Fee, Time, Capital, and Direction.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-08: MEXC launches campaign to address barriers in stock market participation

MEXC launched the ‘Trade Wall Street, Without Walls’ campaign, noting that 74.2% of traditional finance users have shifted some trading activity to crypto exchanges to avoid high fees and limited hours.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mexc-launches-campaign-to-address-barriers-in-stock-market-participation

### 2026-08-25: MEXC stock futures volume surges in Asia amid expansion into traditional assets

MEXC reports a 3,308% surge in Asian stock futures volume as crypto users pivot to traditional assets, while CEO Vugar Usi raises concerns over high retail leverage standards.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mexc-stock-futures-volume-surges-in-asia-amid-expansion-into-traditional-assets

### 2026-08-23: MEXC launches RealStocks API for commission-free U.S. stock trading

MEXC launched the RealStocks API for commission-free automated U.S. stock trading and introduced the ‘MEXC Win: Infinity Arena’ competition with a prize pool of up to 10 million USDT.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mexc-launches-realstocks-api-for-commission-free-us-stock-trading

### 2026-08-05: MEXC launches 0808 Stock Season event with $500,000 prize pool

MEXC unveiled its first 0808 Stock Season event, a brand celebration with zero‑fee trading, a $500,000 prize pool and expanded U.S. stock offerings after a report showed a 337% jump in U.S. stock volume on its

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mexc-launches-0808-stock-season-event-with-500000-prize-pool

### 2026-08-03: MEXC launches $1 million RealStocks prize event and leads July liquidity rankings

MEXC unveiled a $1 million RealStocks trading event for U.S. equities and topped TokenInsight’s July liquidity report for BTC, ETH and silver futures depth.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mexc-launches-1-million-realstocks-prize-event-and-leads-july-liquidity-rankings

### 2026-07-28: MEXC RealStocks Launch Sees SpaceX Stock Capture Nearly One‑Third of Trading Volume

MEXC’s RealStocks service sees SpaceX (SPCX) account for nearly 30% of June trading volume and users, while AI stocks contribute about 24% of total volume.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mexc-realstocks-launch-sees-spacex-stock-capture-nearly-onethird-of-trading-volume

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