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Crypto Futures Fee Report: October 2026

Standard (VIP 0) USDT-margined perpetual futures fees at 8 exchanges, checked up to 2026-10-12. Taker fees range from 0.04% to 0.06%.

This report is fixed to the data snapshot of 2026-10-14, so the figures below will not change. For current figures, see the live index: Crypto Futures Fee Index (live)

Ranking: standard futures fees, October 2026

Ranked by taker fee, then maker fee. Exchanges with the same fees share a rank; within a shared rank the order is alphabetical.

RankExchangeTypeTaker feeMaker feeLast checkedSource
1 MEXC Partner 0.04% 0% 2026-10-08 Rates & terms
2 AlphaX Partner 0.05% 0.02% 2026-09-18 Rates & terms
2 Binance Reference 0.05% 0.02% 2026-10-12 Official fee page
2 BingX Partner 0.05% 0.02% 2026-09-15 Rates & terms
2 Kraken Reference 0.05% 0.02% 2026-10-12 Official fee page
2 OKX Partner 0.05% 0.02% 2026-09-27 Rates & terms
7 Bybit Reference 0.055% 0.02% 2026-10-12 Official fee page
8 Bitget Reference 0.06% 0.02% 2026-10-12 Official fee page

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.

Changes since the last check

This is the first issue, so there is no earlier report to compare against. The snapshot of 2026-10-14 (content hash 4d892c50) is the baseline. Next month's issue will list every fee change against it.

What the data shows

  1. Standard taker fees run from 0.04% (MEXC) to 0.06% (Bitget) across the 8 exchanges in this issue. Sources: MEXC, Bitget
  2. 5 of the 8 exchanges charge the same standard taker fee, 0.05%. Sources: AlphaX, Binance, BingX, Kraken, OKX
  3. 7 of the 8 exchanges charge a 0.02% standard maker fee. The others: MEXC 0%*. Sources: MEXC
  4. Example: on $1,000,000 of taker volume in a month, standard fees come to $400 at the lowest taker fee in this issue and $600 at the highest, a difference of $200. Sources: MEXC, Bitget
  5. Rows in this issue were last checked between 2026-09-15 and 2026-10-12. A row that is not checked again within 120 days drops out of the index.

Methodology

  • Scope: standard fees for regular (VIP 0) accounts on USDT-margined perpetual futures. Token discounts, VIP tiers and promotions are left out.
  • Check dates and sources: each row shows the day its fees were last checked. Reference rows link to the exchange's official fee page. Partner rows link to the loweef page for that exchange (rates and terms); for those rows the check date in the table is the record.
  • Freshness window: a row older than 120 days is removed until it is checked again.
  • Snapshot: this issue is built from the 2026-10-14 data snapshot (content hash 4d892c50), which is not edited after publication.

Disclosure

loweef has affiliate partnerships with the exchanges marked Partner (AlphaX, BingX, MEXC and OKX). The exchanges marked Reference have no relationship with loweef. The ranking uses standard fees only; fee rebates are not part of it.

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Exchanges change their fees. Check the exchange before you trade. This report is information, not financial advice.