What are maker and taker fees?

A maker order is a limit order that waits on the order book and adds liquidity. A taker order, such as a market order, fills straight away against existing orders. Taker fees are usually higher, so using limit orders can lower your costs.

Which crypto exchange has the lowest fees?

It depends on how you trade. This tool ranks the exchanges in the BrokerBazaar directory by their standard published maker and taker rates for your monthly volume. Exchanges also charge spreads and withdrawal fees, and those can matter as much as trading fees.

Why use the top of a fee range?

Many exchanges quote a range such as 0.00% to 0.40%. The lowest rate is for very high monthly volume or for holding the exchange's own token. Most people pay the standard rate, so the tool uses it to avoid making an exchange look cheaper than it is.

Is GST charged on crypto trading fees in India?

Yes. Indian exchanges add 18% GST on their trading fees, so the tool adds it on the India site. Fees and GST cannot be deducted when you work out the 30% tax on crypto gains.

Are fees the only thing to compare?

No. Check that the exchange is licensed or registered where you live, how it holds customer funds, its deposit and withdrawal methods and fees, and how easy it is to reach support. The exchange profiles in our directory cover these.

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Crypto Exchange Fee Comparison

Maker and taker fees for your monthly volume. No login, nothing about you is collected.

Monthly trading (US$)

Buys plus sells

Limit (maker) orders %

The rest are market (taker) orders

Lowest standard fees

Deribit: $4.40 a month

That is $1,147 a year less than eToro, the most expensive of the 28 listed.

#ExchangeMakerTakerPer month

Deribit

Maker 0.00% - 0.03% · Taker 0.03% - 0.05%

0.00% - 0.03%0.03% - 0.05%$4.40

Delta Exchange

Maker 0.02% - 0.05% · Taker 0.05% - 0.10%

0.02% - 0.05%0.05% - 0.10%$8.50

Backpack

Maker 0.08% · Taker 0.10%

0.08%0.10%$9.40

Binance

Maker 0.10% · Taker 0.10%

0.10%0.10%$10.00

BitDelta

Maker 0.10% · Taker 0.10%

0.10%0.10%$10.00

Bitget

Maker 0.10% · Taker 0.10%

0.10%0.10%$10.00

Bybit

Maker 0.01% - 0.10% · Taker 0.06% - 0.10%

0.01% - 0.10%0.06% - 0.10%$10.00

OKX

Maker 0.08% - 0.10% · Taker 0.10% - 0.15%

0.08% - 0.10%0.10% - 0.15%$13.50

Maker 0.10% · Taker 0.20%

0.10%0.20%$17.00

MidChains

Maker 0.10% · Taker 0.20%

0.10%0.20%$17.00

Rain

Maker 0.10% · Taker 0.20%

0.10%0.20%$17.00

CoinMENA

Maker 0.20% · Taker 0.20%

0.20%0.20%$20.00

See all 28 exchanges

Costs use each exchange's standard rate, the top of any range shown, because lower tiers need high volume or the exchange's own token. Blended at 30% maker orders. Spreads, deposit and withdrawal fees are not included.

Uses published standard trading fees from the BrokerBazaar directory, which exchanges can change at any time. Spreads, funding, deposit and withdrawal fees are not included. Check the exchange's own fee page before trading. Not investment advice.

Your inputs live only in the page address once you change them.

How the monthly cost is worked out

Monthly fees = volume × (maker share × maker fee + taker share × taker fee), plus GST in India.

A 0.1% difference looks small, but on 10 lakh rupees of trading a month it adds up to 12,000 rupees a year. See every exchange, with its licences and safety record, in the crypto exchange directory.

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