BitPerp Fees Explained: Maker, Taker & Funding
A clear breakdown of BitPerp trading fees — 0.03% maker and 0.06% taker — plus funding rates and network fees, and practical tips to lower your costs.
Every perpetual futures trade carries a cost. On BitPerp we keep that cost simple and transparent: a small percentage of the position's notional value each time you open or close, plus the standard funding payments that all perpetual markets use to track spot prices. There are no hidden platform charges layered on top.
Trading fees at a glance
| Fee type | Rate | Charged on |
|---|---|---|
| Maker fee | 0.03% | Orders that add liquidity (resting limit orders) |
| Taker fee | 0.06% | Orders that remove liquidity (market orders) |
| Funding fee | Variable | Exchanged between long and short traders, not kept by BitPerp |
The fee is applied to the notional value of your position — the full contract size, including leverage — not just the margin you put up.
A worked example
Say you open a $1,000 position (notional) with a market order and later close it, also with a market order:
- Opening taker fee: 0.06% x $1,000 = $0.60
- Closing taker fee: 0.06% x $1,000 = $0.60
- Round-trip cost: about $1.20
If you had used resting limit orders that added liquidity, you'd pay the maker rate of 0.03% on each side instead — roughly half the cost.
Maker vs taker in one line: a maker places an order that waits on the book (adding liquidity); a taker fills an existing order immediately (removing liquidity). Makers pay less because they help build a deeper market.
What are funding fees?
Perpetual futures have no expiry date, so an anchoring mechanism keeps their price close to the underlying spot market. That mechanism is the funding rate: at regular intervals, one side of the market pays the other a small amount based on the gap between the perpetual price and spot.
Two things are important to understand:
- Funding is a payment between traders — longs pay shorts or vice versa. BitPerp does not keep it.
- It can be positive or negative. If you hold a position through a funding timestamp, you either pay or receive, depending on which way the rate is leaning.
Short-term traders who close before the funding timestamp are typically unaffected; position traders should factor funding into their plan.
Deposit & withdrawal (network) fees
Moving crypto on or off the platform is subject to standard blockchain network fees, which depend on the coin and network you choose — not on BitPerp. Picking a low-cost network can meaningfully reduce what you pay to move funds.
Three ways to keep your costs low
- Use limit orders when you can. Paying the 0.03% maker rate instead of 0.06% taker halves your trading fee.
- Mind your leverage. Higher leverage means a larger notional — and fees scale with notional, not margin.
- Be aware of funding timestamps if you hold positions for hours or days.