When many people trade with contracts, they only focus on profit and loss, but often overlook a long-term cost that has always existed: trading fees.
For example, using typical fee rates common to retail users:
Maker: 0.02%
Taker: 0.05%
Assume the trade notional amount is always 100,000 USDT (10万U):
Maker fee:
100,000 × 0.02% = 20U
Taker fee:
100,000 × 0.05% = 50U
With the same 100,000 USDT trade volume, the difference per trade is:
50U - 20U = 30U
It may only look like 30U, but if your trading frequency is high, the gap becomes very obvious.
For example, if your total monthly trading volume reaches 10,000,000 USDT (1000万U):
Maker fee:
10,000,000 × 0.02% = 2000U
Taker fee:
10,000,000 × 0.05% = 5000U
The difference is as much as 3000U.
However, it’s important to note that a limit order doesn’t automatically mean it will be charged as Maker. If, after you submit your limit order, it matches and is filled immediately against orders resting in the order book, it may still be calculated as a Taker.
So what’s truly worth paying attention to isn’t just whether you used a market order or a limit order, but whether your final order ends up being classified as Maker or Taker.
Also, if your “100,000 USDT” refers to opening a position for 100,000 USDT and then closing it for another 100,000 USDT, then the actual total trading volume is 200,000 USDT, and the fees need to be calculated twice accordingly.
The more trades you make, the more worth it it is to carefully calculate your fees. In many cases, reducing unnecessary Taker executions is itself a way to lower trading costs.
The above is calculated only using the example fee rates; the actual fees are subject to what’s shown on your account page.
#手续费省钱
For example, using typical fee rates common to retail users:
Maker: 0.02%
Taker: 0.05%
Assume the trade notional amount is always 100,000 USDT (10万U):
Maker fee:
100,000 × 0.02% = 20U
Taker fee:
100,000 × 0.05% = 50U
With the same 100,000 USDT trade volume, the difference per trade is:
50U - 20U = 30U
It may only look like 30U, but if your trading frequency is high, the gap becomes very obvious.
For example, if your total monthly trading volume reaches 10,000,000 USDT (1000万U):
Maker fee:
10,000,000 × 0.02% = 2000U
Taker fee:
10,000,000 × 0.05% = 5000U
The difference is as much as 3000U.
However, it’s important to note that a limit order doesn’t automatically mean it will be charged as Maker. If, after you submit your limit order, it matches and is filled immediately against orders resting in the order book, it may still be calculated as a Taker.
So what’s truly worth paying attention to isn’t just whether you used a market order or a limit order, but whether your final order ends up being classified as Maker or Taker.
Also, if your “100,000 USDT” refers to opening a position for 100,000 USDT and then closing it for another 100,000 USDT, then the actual total trading volume is 200,000 USDT, and the fees need to be calculated twice accordingly.
The more trades you make, the more worth it it is to carefully calculate your fees. In many cases, reducing unnecessary Taker executions is itself a way to lower trading costs.
The above is calculated only using the example fee rates; the actual fees are subject to what’s shown on your account page.
#手续费省钱