Fees
Bitnxs charges a 0.02% maker fee and a 0.05% taker fee at the base tier, and a 0.10% liquidation fee only on forced liquidations.
If you qualify for a VIP or Market Maker (MM) tier, you get the discounted rate. Everyone else pays the standard market rate. The full schedule is below.
Maker (resting orders) and Taker (matching orders) are charged separately. A limit order that sits in the order book waiting to fill is Maker; a market order, or a limit order that fills immediately, is Taker. Maker fees are typically lower — so whether you cross the spread or wait on it directly affects what you pay.
Ways to pay less: 1) prefer limit orders that rest in the book so you get the Maker rate; 2) build up volume to climb the VIP ladder; 3) if you qualify, apply to the Market Maker program for rates better than any VIP tier.
Base rates
Section titled “Base rates”Standard rates for regular users. Markets with special rates are listed below.
The liquidation fee is only charged when your position is force-closed because margin fell below the maintenance line. It doesn’t apply to normal trading, cancels, or self-initiated closes — it exists so the insurance fund can absorb losses in extreme moves.
| Market | Maker | Taker | Liquidation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default | 0.0200% | 0.0500% | 0.1000% |
No per-market overrides: every market settles at the default rate.
VIP ladder
Section titled “VIP ladder”Tiers unlock automatically based on your rolling 30-day volume — the more you trade, the lower your rate.
Volume is summed across every market and includes both your Maker and Taker fills over the trailing 30 days. Tiers update in real time: hit the next threshold and the new rate applies immediately. If your trailing volume drops back below the threshold the tier rolls down automatically — no lockup either way.
Tip: limit orders that rest in the book give you the lower Maker rate AND still count toward VIP volume. One Maker fill gets you “cheaper now” and “closer to the next tier” at the same time.
| Tier | Requirement | Maker | Taker | Liquidation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIP 1 | 30-day volume ≥ 100K USDC | 0.0200% | 0.0400% | 0.1000% |
| VIP 2 | 30-day volume ≥ 500K USDC | 0.0200% | 0.0300% | 0.1000% |
| VIP 3 | 30-day volume ≥ 2M USDC | 0.0100% | 0.0300% | 0.1000% |
| VIP 4 | 30-day volume ≥ 10M USDC | 0.0100% | 0.0300% | 0.0800% |
| VIP 5 | 30-day volume ≥ 50M USDC | 0.0000% | 0.0300% | 0.0800% |
| VIP 6 | 30-day volume ≥ 200M USDC | 0.0000% | 0.0300% | 0.0500% |
Market-maker rates
Section titled “Market-maker rates”Discounted rates for market makers. Contact us if you’d like to join the program.
Market makers provide liquidity by quoting on both sides of the order book, taking on inventory and volatility risk. To compensate them for carrying that risk, MM tiers get rates better than any VIP tier — at higher MM levels the Maker side can approach zero.
The MM program is for teams and individuals with professional market-making experience who can post consistent depth at tight spreads. We assign tiers based on your strategy, quoting performance, and system reliability. If you think you qualify, reach out to us.
| Tier | Requirement | Maker | Taker | Liquidation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MM 1 | Contact us to join | 0.0100% | 0.0300% | 0.0800% |
| MM 2 | 30-day maker volume ≥ 5M USDC | 0.0000% | 0.0300% | 0.0800% |
| MM 3 | 30-day maker volume ≥ 30M USDC | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0500% |
Your rates
Section titled “Your rates”Your effective rate is picked automatically from your MM tier, VIP tier and the market you’re trading, in that priority order (MM > VIP > market default). Every fill is billed at your current tier in real time; there is nothing to set manually. Connect your wallet in the app to see your tier.
Other costs
Section titled “Other costs”- Funding is exchanged between long and short holders every hour; Bitnxs is not a party to it and receives no funding payments. See Funding rate.
- Gas, network and bridge costs for on-chain deposits, withdrawals and settlement are paid in the native asset of the chain and are not controlled by Bitnxs.
To join the Market Maker program, contact support@bitnxs.com.