Crypto Trading Fees Explained
Trading fees are charged when you match an order. This guide covers maker/taker language, VIP tiers, and how catalog facts differ from a live fee schedule.
When a trading fee is charged
A trading fee is typically assessed when your order matches another order (or a venue-internal inventory in a broker-style product). It is separate from depositing, withdrawing, or converting fiat.
Many spot and perpetual catalogs describe two rates:
- Maker — the order rests on the book and is later matched.
- Taker — the order matches immediately against interest already there.
Some products quote a single bundled commission instead. The label on the venue’s schedule is the source of truth, not a generic CEX template.
Tiers, stables, and derivatives
Posted rates often change with 30-day volume, token holdings, or market type (spot versus perpetual). Stablecoin pairs sometimes use a different schedule than BTC/EUR. None of those multipliers are computed here.
This snapshot stores 0 FEE facts in total. If a comparison page shows a “fee-schedule facts” row, that is a count of collected records, not a maker/taker table. Read Crypto Exchange Fees Explained for the rest of the fee map.
Figures below are catalog observations, not live prices, volumes, or a ranking.
Using radar pages anyway
Trading-fee research still benefits from catalog context: which pairs exist, whether the market is spot or perpetual, and whether the venue is even in the snapshot. Open a pair lookup such as BTC/USDT coverage, then a two-venue table from comparisons, then the venue’s own fee schedule.
Do not treat a lower observed pair count, or a missing FEE fact, as evidence of cheaper trading.
Questions this page answers
What is a maker versus a taker fee?
A maker order typically rests on the book and adds liquidity. A taker order matches immediately against resting orders. Venues often price those two actions differently. Exact rates must be read from the venue, not from this radar unless a FEE fact exists.