Maker vs taker fees

Which orders are maker and which are taker

It depends on whether the order waits or executes at once, not on the order type’s name.

• Market orders: always taker.
• Stop-loss and take-profit orders that trigger a market order: taker.
• Limit orders that rest in the book and are filled later: maker.
• Limit orders priced through the book that fill immediately: taker.
• Post-only limit orders: maker or cancelled, never taker.

What the difference is worth

On the 9 exchanges AffMiss compares, base-tier futures maker fees range from 0.01% to 0.02% and taker fees from 0.035% to 0.06%. On a $10,000 position, entering and leaving with market orders costs between $7 and $12 in fees; doing both with resting limit orders costs between $2 and $4.

That gap is paid on every round trip, so it matters most to active strategies.

The cost of being a maker

A resting order is not guaranteed to fill. The price can move away without touching it, and when it does fill it is often because the market is moving through your price. The lower fee is payment for taking that uncertainty.

Other ways fees come down

Each exchange publishes its own conditions.

• Volume tiers: fees fall as 30-day trading volume rises.
• Token discounts: several exchanges reduce fees when they are paid in the exchange’s own token.
• Promotions: temporary reduced or zero fees on selected pairs, often with exclusions.

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