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Deribit options fee calculator

Enter the underlying price, the option premium and the size to see the fee per contract, whether the 12.5% premium cap applies, and the total across legs.

Deribit options cost calculator

0.03% of underlying, capped at 12.5% of premium

How the position ends
Total options cost$115.682.36% of the premium paid — the option must gain 2.36% before the trade is even.
Contract notional$192,800.00
Premium paid$4,900.00
Opening fee$57.84
Closing fee$57.84
Fees, both legs$115.68
Cost as % of premium2.36%
Cost as % of notional0.060%
Break-even premium move2.36%
Contracts2 × 1 BTC

Deribit charges 0.03% of the underlying index per contract on each option leg, capped at 12.5% of the premium. Cheaper options hit the cap; richer ones pay the underlying rate.

How the options cost works

The rate

Deribit’s published standard-tier options fee is 0.03% of the underlying, for maker and taker alike, read from its fees page on 10 November 2026.

The cap

The fee is never more than 12.5% of the option’s premium. On a cheap out-of-the-money option the cap is what you pay; on an expensive one the 0.03% rate applies.

Delivery

Options held to expiry pay a delivery fee: 0.015% on BTC and ETH options, also capped at 12.5% of the option’s value. Daily options deliver at 0%.

Common questions

At the standard tier, 0.03% of the underlying index price per contract for both maker and taker, capped at 12.5% of the option premium.

This calculator is an estimate for planning, not an order preview. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is stored. The exchange’s own tier, mark price and risk rules decide the final figure. Compare published rates on the reviews page.