{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "name": "loweef Crypto Futures Fee Index",
  "description": "Standard (VIP 0) USDT-margined perpetual futures taker/maker fees by exchange, the user fee-rebate rate available via loweef, and the resulting effective fee.",
  "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": "2026-10-12",
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-14T15:11:12.590Z",
  "staleDays": 120,
  "units": {
    "fees": "percent of notional per fill",
    "userRebatePct": "percent of the trading fee paid"
  },
  "definitions": {
    "userRebatePct": "Total share of each trading fee returned to the trader. null = no rebate via loweef.",
    "effectiveTakerFeePct": "takerFeePct × (1 − userRebatePct/100).",
    "welcomeBoost": "Higher userRebatePct during the first N weeks after linking an account; null when none.",
    "lastChecked": "Date the row was last checked against the exchange's official fee page. Rows older than staleDays are removed."
  },
  "distributions": {
    "page": "https://loweef.io/en/crypto-futures-fee-index/",
    "json": "https://loweef.io/data/fees/v1/latest.json",
    "csv": "https://loweef.io/data/fees/v1/latest.csv",
    "changelog": "https://loweef.io/data/fees/v1/changelog.json",
    "snapshots": "https://loweef.io/data/fees/v1/snapshots/"
  },
  "exchanges": [
    {
      "id": "mexc",
      "name": "MEXC",
      "kind": "partner",
      "takerFeePct": 0.04,
      "makerFeePct": 0,
      "userRebatePct": 55,
      "welcomeBoost": {
        "weeks": 2,
        "userRebatePct": 65
      },
      "effectiveTakerFeePct": 0.018,
      "effectiveMakerFeePct": 0,
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-08",
      "source": "https://loweef.io/en/exchange/mexc/",
      "notes": [
        {
          "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": "alphax",
      "name": "AlphaX",
      "kind": "partner",
      "takerFeePct": 0.05,
      "makerFeePct": 0.02,
      "userRebatePct": 65,
      "welcomeBoost": null,
      "effectiveTakerFeePct": 0.0175,
      "effectiveMakerFeePct": 0.007,
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-18",
      "source": "https://loweef.io/en/exchange/alphax/",
      "notes": []
    },
    {
      "id": "binance",
      "name": "Binance",
      "kind": "reference",
      "takerFeePct": 0.05,
      "makerFeePct": 0.02,
      "userRebatePct": null,
      "welcomeBoost": null,
      "effectiveTakerFeePct": 0.05,
      "effectiveMakerFeePct": 0.02,
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-12",
      "source": "https://www.binance.com/en/fee/futureFee",
      "notes": []
    },
    {
      "id": "bingx",
      "name": "BingX",
      "kind": "partner",
      "takerFeePct": 0.05,
      "makerFeePct": 0.02,
      "userRebatePct": 60,
      "welcomeBoost": {
        "weeks": 2,
        "userRebatePct": 70
      },
      "effectiveTakerFeePct": 0.02,
      "effectiveMakerFeePct": 0.008,
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-15",
      "source": "https://loweef.io/en/exchange/bingx/",
      "notes": []
    },
    {
      "id": "kraken",
      "name": "Kraken",
      "kind": "reference",
      "takerFeePct": 0.05,
      "makerFeePct": 0.02,
      "userRebatePct": null,
      "welcomeBoost": null,
      "effectiveTakerFeePct": 0.05,
      "effectiveMakerFeePct": 0.02,
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-12",
      "source": "https://www.kraken.com/features/fee-schedule",
      "notes": []
    },
    {
      "id": "okx",
      "name": "OKX",
      "kind": "partner",
      "takerFeePct": 0.05,
      "makerFeePct": 0.02,
      "userRebatePct": 50,
      "welcomeBoost": {
        "weeks": 2,
        "userRebatePct": 60
      },
      "effectiveTakerFeePct": 0.025,
      "effectiveMakerFeePct": 0.01,
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-27",
      "source": "https://loweef.io/en/exchange/okx/",
      "notes": []
    },
    {
      "id": "bybit",
      "name": "Bybit",
      "kind": "reference",
      "takerFeePct": 0.055,
      "makerFeePct": 0.02,
      "userRebatePct": null,
      "welcomeBoost": null,
      "effectiveTakerFeePct": 0.055,
      "effectiveMakerFeePct": 0.02,
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-12",
      "source": "https://www.bybit.com/en/help-center/article/Trading-Fee-Structure",
      "notes": []
    },
    {
      "id": "bitget",
      "name": "Bitget",
      "kind": "reference",
      "takerFeePct": 0.06,
      "makerFeePct": 0.02,
      "userRebatePct": null,
      "welcomeBoost": null,
      "effectiveTakerFeePct": 0.06,
      "effectiveMakerFeePct": 0.02,
      "lastChecked": "2026-10-12",
      "source": "https://www.bitget.com/support/articles/12560603817155",
      "notes": []
    }
  ],
  "contentHash": "4d892c50"
}