[enflux] WHAT’S THE FAIR PRICE TO PAY FOR EXCHANGE LISTINGS?

WHAT ROI ARE YOU GETTING FROM THAT LISTING?

• Market Depth?
• Real Volume?
• Buy Pressure?
• Or just sell-side dumping?

Gate vs.MEXC

GATE.IO:~$400K UPFRONT

• Deep Asian retail audience
• Sometimes includes optional MM packages
• But: high unlocking volatilit, low retention

MEXC:~$60K: 30K TOKEN+30K USD (30K IN TOKEN WILL BE SOLD)

• Lower-tier cost
• Often used as secondary or parallel isting
• Watch for wash trading & “launchpad” exit flows

Total Cost of Launch= Listing + MM

Listing is just one part of launch costs.

REAL COSTS:

• Listing Fees
• Market-Making (Loan or Retainer 48k)
• Liquidity Support -Minimal 50k
• Community, PR, KOLs
• Custody /Compliance

If you pay $700K for listing and $0 for MM, a listing without liquidity is worthless

How to Evaluate Fair Price

• Compare Volume between exchanges
• Exchange tier &audience
• Daily real volume &engagement
• MM support included or separate?
• Transparency on unlocks and flows
• Exit pressure from IEO or farming?

Best Practices

WHEN IN TALKS FOR LISTING:

• Negotiate: Listing Fees
• Ask dashboards from MM: Depth, spread, KPls
• Delay listing until demand exists
• Consult projects and Market Makers to compare ROI
• MEXC, is your Validation exchange, and Gate is your exchange if you have validated

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