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Exchange guides

OKX fees and VIP tiers: read your account's real rate

Find the fee that applies to your OKX account, compare maker and taker scenarios and assess VIP savings without chasing volume.

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Exchange guides

Bybit spot and futures fees: calculate the full trade

Understand maker and taker charges, futures notional value and funding before estimating your Bybit trading costs.

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Limit orders, maker fees and post-only: what each setting controls

A limit price controls acceptable execution price; post-only controls whether an order may take existing liquidity.

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Fee guides

The true cost of a crypto trade: spread, slippage and fees

Use a consistent price benchmark to distinguish visible commission from execution costs without counting the same cost twice.

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Fee guides

Funding fees vs trading fees: keep the two ledgers separate

Understand why perpetual funding and execution commission appear at different times and how to reconcile both.

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Fee guides

Maker and taker fees: calculate what each fill costs

Learn to calculate execution fees, handle mixed maker/taker fills and reconcile an order with your account history.

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