Fee structure
Trading fee rates
fee = size × fill price × rate
Trading fees are deducted from your balance on every fill. They reduce equity, so they count toward the loss limits.
For maker and taker fees, every position is charged twice: once on the order that opens it, once on the order that closes it. Opening and closing 1 BTC at $60,000 costs $36 with market orders in and out, or $12 with limit orders that rest on the book both ways.
Maker or taker
Every position is charged twice: an opening fee on the order that opens it, then a closing fee on the order that closes it. Each pays maker or taker depending on how it fills. To close at the maker rate, use a reduce-only limit order that rests on the book. Budget the round trip, not one leg.Worked examples
Round trip on 1 BTC at $60,000, opened and closed at the same price:
The Order panel shows the fee for the order you are about to place, which is one leg. The position needs to cover both before it is in profit.
Funding
Funding is a payment between longs and shorts that keeps the perpetual price near spot.
The current rate for each market is the 1H Funding column on the Markets screen. Funding paid or received is shown on the position row and settles into balance.
Other costs
Questions
Do fees count toward the max daily loss?
Do fees count toward the max daily loss?
Yes. Fees come off balance and equity on each fill.
Do I pay fees on a losing trade?
Do I pay fees on a losing trade?
Yes. Fees are on notional, not on profit.
Does closing pay maker or taker?
Does closing pay maker or taker?
Taker for market closes, stop losses, take profits, and Close All. Maker for a reduce-only limit order that rests on the book until it fills.
Can I avoid funding?
Can I avoid funding?
Close before the hour, or hold no position across it.