Perp fees, compared
Base (entry-tier) maker / taker fees for perpetual futures. Every figure carries the date we checked it and how it was sourced; fees drift quarterly, so treat the venue's own schedule as authoritative at signup. No referral links on this page.
⚠︎ Risk warning: leveraged derivatives on unregulated platforms — you can lose everything you deposit. Not investment advice.
Regulated venues (EU-MiFID entities)
| Venue | Maker | Taker | Checked | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKX (X-Perps, EEA) | 0.02% | 0.05% | 2026-08-03 | EEA fees overview: "2 bps maker and 5 bps taker" base; VIP from €10M monthly. |
| Kraken (Derivatives, EEA) | 0.02% | 0.05% | 2026-08-03 | EEA derivatives fee schedule; falls with 30-day volume, maker rebates at the top tiers. |
| Bitstamp (perps) | not publicly published | 2026-08-03 | Fee schedule not publicly published (login-walled) — check in-app. | |
| Coinbase (EU futures) | not publicly published | 2026-08-03 | EU futures fee schedule not retrieved from a primary page — check in-app. | |
| One Trading (perps) | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2026-08-04 | Entry tier ($0–10k 30-day volume); drops steeply with volume; 3% liquidation fee. |
Offshore venues (editorial coverage only)
| Venue | Maker | Taker | Checked | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bybit (global) | 0.02% | 0.055% | 2026-08-04 | VIP 0, "Perpetual & Futures Contracts" (own fee page). Global platform closed to EEA. |
| Binance (global) | 0.02% | 0.05% | 2026-08-04 | USDT-M base (own fee page); USDC-M runs 0% maker. EU services halted 2026-07. |
| MEXC (global) | % | 0.02% * | 2026-08-04 | MEXC's own learn-article restatement; raw fee table not machine-readable. See the profile's regulatory warnings. |
| Gate (global) | 0.02% | 0.05% * | 2026-08-04 | VIP 0, consistent across sources; own fee table not machine-readable. |
| KuCoin (global) | 0.02% | 0.06% * | 2026-08-04 | Secondary-corroborated; own table not machine-readable. Global platform closed to new EEA users. |
| Bitget (global) | 0.02% | 0.06% | 2026-08-04 | Own support article; fee-page table renders as an image. |
* = consistent across sources, but the venue's own fee table wasn't machine-readable when checked — treat as reported, not confirmed. Fees are only part of the cost of a perp position: funding usually dominates for multi-day holds — see the live funding comparison and the explainer. Sourcing rules: methodology.