{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "name": "loweef Crypto Futures Fee Index (fees only)",
  "description": "Standard (VIP 0) USDT-margined perpetual futures taker and maker fees by exchange, with the date each row was checked against the exchange and its official source. Fee columns only.",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "loweef",
    "url": "https://loweef.io"
  },
  "license": {
    "id": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Source: loweef Crypto Futures Fee Index",
    "url": "https://loweef.io/en/crypto-futures-fee-index/",
    "html": "Source: <a href=\"https://loweef.io/en/crypto-futures-fee-index/\">loweef Crypto Futures Fee Index</a> (CC BY 4.0)"
  },
  "asOf": "2026-10-16",
  "staleDays": 120,
  "units": {
    "fees": "percent of notional per fill"
  },
  "definitions": {
    "takerFeePct": "Standard (VIP 0) taker fee, percent of notional per fill.",
    "makerFeePct": "Standard (VIP 0) maker fee, percent of notional per fill.",
    "lastChecked": "Date the row was last checked against the exchange. Rows older than 120 days are removed.",
    "source": "Official fee page of the exchange where the row was checked.",
    "notes": "Footnotes on how a value applies (field = the column it explains)."
  },
  "distributions": {
    "page": "https://loweef.io/en/crypto-futures-fee-index/",
    "json": "https://loweef.io/data/fees/v1/fees-only.json",
    "csv": "https://loweef.io/data/fees/v1/fees-only.csv"
  },
  "exchanges": [
    {
      "id": "mexc",
      "name": "MEXC",
      "takerFeePct": 0.04,
      "makerFeePct": 0,
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://www.mexc.com/fee",
      "notes": [
        {
          "field": "takerFeePct",
          "text": "Taker 0.04% is the standard rate for the USDT-M BTCUSDT perpetual. MEXC sets futures fees per contract, and this value matches the official fee page (Futures tab, checked 2026-10-14), the public contract API (BTC_USDT, checked 2026-10-08) and the fee charged on a real trade (checked 2026-08-24). Other contracts can differ (for example ETHUSDT taker 0.02%), so a table that lists 0.02% for MEXC may be quoting a different contract."
        },
        {
          "field": "makerFeePct",
          "text": "MEXC may apply a different futures maker fee in some regions (such as parts of Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America). Go by the rate shown on your trading screen."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "binance",
      "name": "Binance",
      "takerFeePct": 0.05,
      "makerFeePct": 0.02,
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-12",
      "source": "https://www.binance.com/en/fee/futureFee",
      "notes": []
    },
    {
      "id": "bingx",
      "name": "BingX",
      "takerFeePct": 0.05,
      "makerFeePct": 0.02,
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://bingx.com/en/support/costs/futures",
      "notes": []
    },
    {
      "id": "kraken",
      "name": "Kraken",
      "takerFeePct": 0.05,
      "makerFeePct": 0.02,
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-12",
      "source": "https://www.kraken.com/features/fee-schedule",
      "notes": []
    },
    {
      "id": "okx",
      "name": "OKX",
      "takerFeePct": 0.05,
      "makerFeePct": 0.02,
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://www.okx.com/fees",
      "notes": []
    },
    {
      "id": "bybit",
      "name": "Bybit",
      "takerFeePct": 0.055,
      "makerFeePct": 0.02,
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://www.bybit.com/en/help-center/article/Trading-Fee-Structure",
      "notes": []
    },
    {
      "id": "bitget",
      "name": "Bitget",
      "takerFeePct": 0.06,
      "makerFeePct": 0.02,
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-12",
      "source": "https://www.bitget.com/support/articles/12560603817155",
      "notes": []
    }
  ]
}