GuideFees
Deribit futures fees: 0.015% maker, 0.035% taker
What Deribit charges on perpetual futures at the base tier, what that means in dollars for a typical position, and how it compares with 20 exchanges. Checked daily against the official fee page.
Published byGrace Hsu
Data reviewed byJason Lee About us → Key takeaways
- Base-tier futures fees are 0.015% maker and 0.035% taker.
- A $1,000 taker order costs $0.35; opening and closing a $10,000 position with taker orders costs $7.00.
- On the taker fee, 2 of 17 exchanges charge less and 0 charge the same; the median is 0.050%.
- The futures taker fee is lower than the spot taker fee (0.050%).
- No change to these fees has been recorded since 2026-09-15.
01Maker 0.015%, taker 0.035%
Deribit charges 0.015% on maker orders and 0.035% on taker orders at the base tier. On the taker fee, 2 of 17 exchanges with a confirmed figure charge less and 0 charge the same; the median is 0.050%, and the range runs from 0.000% (Bitfinex) to 0.070% (Gemini). On the maker fee, 4 of 17 charge less; the median is 0.020%.
Futures taker
17 of 20 confirmedSource: CEX Compare, from official exchange sources (checked 2026-10-28)
Futures maker
17 of 20 confirmedSource: CEX Compare, from official exchange sources (checked 2026-10-28)
02What it costs in dollars
Fees are charged on the notional value of the position, not on the margin. At 0.035%, a $1,000 taker order costs $0.35 and a $10,000 one costs $3.50; a round trip (open and close, both taker) costs twice that. With maker orders on both legs, the round trip on $10,000 costs $3.00.
| Position size | Maker order | Taker order | Round trip (taker) |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | $0.15 | $0.35 | $0.70 |
| $10,000 | $1.50 | $3.50 | $7.00 |
Source: Deribit · 2026-10-28
Funding payments exchanged between long and short positions are not a fee and are not included.
03Futures vs spot on Deribit
The futures taker fee (0.035%) is lower than the spot taker fee (0.050%); maker is 0.015% on futures against 0.020% on spot.
04Change history
No change to these fees has been recorded since 2026-09-15. Trading fees change less often than withdrawal fees. When our daily check finds a different figure, we hold it until a reviewer confirms it against the official page.
05All 17 exchanges
| Exchanges | Maker order | Taker order | Cost of a $1,000 futures taker trade | Max leverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitfinex | 0.000% | 0.000% | $0.00 | 100× |
| MEXC | 0.000% | 0.020% | $0.20 | 500× |
| Deribit | 0.015% | 0.035% | $0.35 | — |
| Crypto.com | 0.020% | 0.040% | $0.40 | 100× |
| Binance | 0.020% | 0.050% | $0.50 | 125× |
| BingX | 0.020% | 0.050% | $0.50 | 150× |
| Gate.io | 0.020% | 0.050% | $0.50 | 125× |
| Kraken | 0.020% | 0.050% | $0.50 | 50× |
| OKX | 0.020% | 0.050% | $0.50 | 100× |
| WhiteBIT | 0.010% | 0.055% | $0.55 | 100× |
| Bybit | 0.020% | 0.055% | $0.55 | 100× |
| BTCC | 0.030% | 0.055% | $0.55 | 250× |
| Phemex | 0.010% | 0.060% | $0.60 | 100× |
| Bitget | 0.020% | 0.060% | $0.60 | 150× |
| HTX | 0.020% | 0.060% | $0.60 | 200× |
| KuCoin | 0.020% | 0.060% | $0.60 | 125× |
| Gemini | 0.020% | 0.070% | $0.70 | 100× |
Source: CEX Compare, from official exchange sources (checked 2026-10-28)
Base-tier (lowest VIP level) fees on USDT-margined perpetual futures, as published on each exchange's fee page. Exchanges without a published futures fee are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
What are the futures trading fees on Deribit?
0.015% maker and 0.035% taker at the base tier, as checked 2026-10-28.
How much does a $1,000 futures trade cost on Deribit?
$0.35 per taker order, or $0.15 with a maker order. Opening and closing both as taker costs $0.70.
Are Deribit’s futures fees lower than other exchanges?
On the taker fee, 2 of 17 exchanges with a confirmed figure charge less; the median is 0.050%. On the maker fee, 4 of 17 charge less; the median is 0.020%.
Does Deribit change its futures fees?
No change to these fees has been recorded since 2026-09-15. Trading fees change less often than withdrawal fees. When our daily check finds a different figure, we hold it until a reviewer confirms it against the official page.
Every answer is generated from the values above and their official sources — nothing is added that the data does not show.
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