Spot trading fees, explained

Spot trading is buying or selling the cryptoasset itself, rather than a derivative contract. An exchange may charge a fee for each executed trade. Check the schedule for the exact service you use: a simple-buy screen can have different pricing from an order-book trading screen.

Maker: adding an order to the book

An order that does not immediately match an existing order can rest on the order book. When it later trades as resting liquidity, a maker fee may apply. The exchange’s rules determine how it is classified.

Taker: matching an existing order

An order that immediately matches available orders takes liquidity and may incur a taker fee. A limit order is not automatically a maker order: if its price allows immediate execution, it can be a taker. Some orders can execute partly immediately and partly later.

Read the right row of the schedule

Find your trading pair, account tier and applicable maker or taker rate. Rates may depend on volume or other conditions. Check whether a discount requires a separate choice or asset, and do not assume the lowest advertised rate applies to your account.

Do not stop at the trading fee

• Spread: the gap between available buy and sell prices can affect your execution price.
• Payment and conversion: check whether funding or changing currencies carries a separate cost.
• Withdrawals: check the asset, network and withdrawal charge before moving funds.

These costs are not universal. Read the official schedule and the final confirmation screen rather than estimating from a promotional headline.

Leverage is a different risk

Leveraged products create exposure larger than the margin you provide. Losses can consume that margin quickly; liquidation can close the position under the product’s rules. This guide covers spot fees, not the full costs or risks of derivatives.