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Lowest-Fee Crypto Futures Exchanges (October 2026): Standard Rates, Not Promos
Short answer
On standard rates, MEXC is cheapest: 0% maker / 0.02% taker on BTCUSDT and 0% / 0.01% on ETHUSDT. But in many regions, including India, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and the UAE, MEXC sets 0.01% / 0.04% instead (MEXC notice of 30 Apr 2025; no reversal found).
Binance, Kraken, Gate and BingX charge 0.02% / 0.05% at entry level; OKX shows the same figures only as an example rate that varies by region and tier (B). Bybit is 0.055% taker; KuCoin and Bitget 0.06%. Check which you can legally use below.
Fees and what a $1,000 trade costs
| Exchange | Spot maker | Spot taker | Futures maker | Futures taker | Promo rate | $1,000 spot buy (taker) | $1,000 futures, open + close (taker) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MEXC | 0%Lowest | 0.05%Lowest | 0%Lowest | 0.02%Lowest | None verified | $0.50 | $0.40 |
 Binance | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.02% | 0.05% | None verified | $1.00 | $1.00 |
 Kraken | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.02% | 0.05% | None verified | $8.00 | $1.00 |
 Gate (Gate.com) | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.02% | 0.05% | None verified | $1.00 | $1.00 |
| 0.1%B (secondary source) | 0.1%B (secondary source) | 0.02% | 0.05% | None verified | $1.00B (secondary source) | $1.00 | |
 OKX | 0.08%B (secondary source) | 0.1%B (secondary source) | 0.02%B (secondary source) | 0.05%B (secondary source) | None verified | $1.00B (secondary source) | $1.00B (secondary source) |
 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.02% | 0.055% | None verified | $1.00 | $1.10 |
 KuCoin | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.02% | 0.06% | None verified | $1.00 | $1.20 |
 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.02% | 0.06% | None verified | $1.00 | $1.20 |
MEXC regional rate: the futures rate above is MEXC's BTCUSDT rate. Users in MEXC's listed regions, including India, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and the UAE, pay 0.01% maker / 0.04% taker instead (MEXC notice of 30 Apr 2025; no reversal found), so a $1,000 futures trade costs $0.80 open + close (taker). MEXC notice
Standard rates for a regular (non-VIP) account. The $1,000 example is the trade size times the taker rate; futures fees are charged on the position size, not on your margin, so leverage makes them larger relative to your deposit. B marks a figure from a secondary source (not the exchange's own page).
Withdrawal fees vary by asset and network:
- MEXC: BTC (Bitcoin) 0.00002 BTC; ETH (ERC20) not yet verified; USDT (Tron (TRC20)) 1 USDT; USDT (BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)) 0.01 USDT (secondary source)
- Binance: BTC (Bitcoin) 0.00002 BTC; ETH (Ethereum (ERC20)) 0.00015 ETH; USDT (Tron (TRC20)) 1.5 USDT; USDT (BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)) 0.01 USDT
- Kraken: BTC (Bitcoin) 0.000015 BTC; ETH (Ethereum) 0.00014 ETH; USDT (Tron) 1 USDT; USDT (BEP20) not yet verified
- Gate (Gate.com): not yet verified
- BingX: not yet verified
- OKX: not yet verified
- Bybit: not yet verified
- KuCoin: BTC (Bitcoin) 0.00009 BTC; ETH (Ethereum (ERC20)) 0.0015 ETH; USDT (Tron (TRC20)) 1.99 USDT; USDT (BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)) 1 USDT
- Bitget: BTC (Bitcoin) 0.00002 BTC; ETH (Ethereum (ERC20)) 0.00004457 ETH; USDT (Tron (TRC20)) 1.5 USDT; USDT (BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)) 0.01 USDT
Sources:
- MEXC: MEXC fee page, checked 31 Oct 2026
- Binance: Binance fee source 1, checked 31 Oct 2026; Binance fee source 2, checked 31 Oct 2026
- Kraken: Kraken fee page, checked 31 Oct 2026
- Gate (Gate.com): Gate (Gate.com) fee page, checked 31 Oct 2026
- BingX: BingX fee source 1 (secondary), checked 31 Oct 2026; BingX fee source 2, checked 31 Oct 2026
- OKX: OKX fee page (secondary), checked 31 Oct 2026
- Bybit: Bybit fee page, checked 31 Oct 2026
- KuCoin: KuCoin fee page, checked 31 Oct 2026
- Bitget: Bitget fee source 1, checked 31 Oct 2026; Bitget fee source 2, checked 31 Oct 2026
Futures fee table (standard rates, verified 10 Oct 2026)
How we rank: by the standard taker fee, because most retail market orders are taker orders. Ties go to the lower maker fee, then to the better-sourced figure (A before B).
The last tie-break is availability, which depends on your country, so tied exchanges share a rank and the availability column decides. Promotions never affect rank; where an exchange’s own regional schedule changes its rate, as MEXC’s does, we show both.
A: we read the official fee page or fee guide on the verified date. B: the figure comes only from a worked example or a secondary source.
| Rank | Exchange | Maker | Taker | Source and confidence | The catch | Promo (with end date) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEXC | 0.00% | 0.02% (BTCUSDT) | A: MEXC fee guide dated 9 Oct 2026 (live fee page did not render) | ETHUSDT 0% / 0.01%. Standard-tier contracts 0.01% / 0.04%; some pairs up to 0.10% taker. In MEXC’s listed regions (incl. India, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, UAE): 0.01% / 0.04%, no BTCUSDT special rate (MEXC notice of 30 Apr 2025; no reversal found). API orders 0.06% / 0.08% | Not shown: “0 Fees” contracts rotate with no end date |
| 2= | Binance | 0.02% | 0.05% | A: futures fee FAQ, updated 1 May 2026 | USDⓈ-M, regular user. 10% off with BNB | None found |
| 2= | Kraken | 0.02% | 0.05% | A: fee schedule | Tier 1 (under $5M). No futures in Canada or New Zealand; no derivatives for UK retail clients; Kraken’s own pages disagree on the US | None |
| 2= | Gate | 0.02% | 0.05% | A: Gate fee guide, updated 12 Aug 2026 | Gate’s global fee page shows rates only after login, so the figure comes from Gate’s fee guide | None found |
| 2= | BingX | 0.02% | 0.05% | A: BingX notice dated 13 Oct 2023 (old) | No live fee page loaded for us. BingX’s separate “Standard Futures” product charges 0.045% on close only | A past zero-fee campaign has ended |
| 6 | OKX | 0.02% | 0.05% | B: example rate shown in OKX’s fee FAQ (updated 9 Sep 2026); varies by region and tier; okx.com/fees shows no futures table (checked 31 Oct 2026) | OKX says logged-out rates may differ from your tier | None found |
| 7 | Bybit | 0.02% | 0.055% | A: fee structure, updated 2 Sep 2026 (bybitglobal.com, Bybit’s official mirror) | Non-VIP. Bybit says “actual rates may vary by region” | None found |
| 8= | KuCoin | 0.02% | 0.06% | A: fee page, updated 10 Jul 2026 | None noted | A past VIP promotion ended 12 May 2026 |
| 8= | Bitget | 0.02% | 0.06% | A: Bitget Trading Fees FAQ, published 20 Aug 2026 (standard rate; product not named) | Bitget’s fee schedule page shows spot rates only. See the security incident | None found |
| — | Coinbase | Not yet verified | Not yet verified | — | Fee pages returned an error to us and public sources conflict | — |
Available where you are? Text only, for your country (this page has no exchange links):
| Exchange | Available where you are? |
|---|---|
| MEXC | Where MEXC is available |
| Binance | Where Binance is available |
| Kraken | Where Kraken is available |
| Gate | Where Gate (Gate.com) is available |
| BingX | Where BingX is available |
| OKX | Where OKX is available |
| Bybit | Where Bybit is available |
| KuCoin | Where KuCoin is available |
| Bitget | Where Bitget is available |
Sources
- MEXC fee guide (dated 9 Oct 2026)
- MEXC regional fee notice, April 2025
- Binance futures fee FAQ
- Kraken fee schedule
- Gate fee guide
- BingX VIP fee notice (2023)
- OKX fee FAQ
- Bybit fee structure
- KuCoin fees
- Bitget Trading Fees FAQ (20 Aug 2026)
Checked 10 Oct 2026; Bitget and OKX re-checked 31 Oct 2026. BingX’s source (2023) is old; we are re-checking it against live fee pages.
What a trade actually costs
Futures fees are charged on the notional value of the position, not on your margin. If you put up $100 at 10x, your position is $1,000 notional, and every fee below is charged on $1,000. This is arithmetic, not a suggestion to use leverage.
| Standard rate (maker / taker) | Exchanges | $1,000: taker, one side | $1,000: taker in and out | $1,000: maker in and out | $10,000: taker in and out | $10,000: maker in and out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0% / 0.01% (ETHUSDT) | MEXC | $0.10 | $0.20 | $0.00 | $2.00 | $0.00 |
| 0% / 0.02% (BTCUSDT) | MEXC | $0.20 | $0.40 | $0.00 | $4.00 | $0.00 |
| 0.01% / 0.04% (standard tier; listed regions) | MEXC | $0.40 | $0.80 | $0.20 | $8.00 | $2.00 |
| up to 0.04% / 0.10% (other pairs) | MEXC | up to $1.00 | up to $2.00 | up to $0.80 | up to $20.00 | up to $8.00 |
| 0.02% / 0.05% | Binance, Kraken, Gate, BingX, OKX (B, example rate) | $0.50 | $1.00 | $0.40 | $10.00 | $4.00 |
| 0.02% / 0.055% | Bybit | $0.55 | $1.10 | $0.40 | $11.00 | $4.00 |
| 0.02% / 0.06% | KuCoin, Bitget | $0.60 | $1.20 | $0.40 | $12.00 | $4.00 |
On a $10,000 round trip with market orders, the 0.05% and 0.06% groups differ by $2.00. With limit orders at both ends, every exchange except MEXC costs $4.00.
Funding rates can matter more than trading fees
To keep perpetual prices close to spot, longs and shorts pay each other a periodic funding rate. It is not a trading fee and is not in the table, but on a position held for days it can outweigh the fee differences above. Funding changes constantly, so we do not publish it. Check it on the contract before you open a position.
Withdrawal fees
For a small account, one withdrawal can outweigh a month of trading-fee savings. Exchanges change withdrawal fees with network conditions, and the withdrawal screen shows the current fee before you confirm. Each line shows the date we read it.
| Exchange | Withdrawal fees (from our data sheet) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Binance | BTC (Bitcoin) 0.00002 BTC; ETH (Ethereum (ERC20)) 0.00015 ETH; USDT (Tron (TRC20)) 1.5 USDT; USDT (BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)) 0.01 USDT (checked 31 Oct 2026) | Binance’s public withdrawal settings (A) |
| Bitget | BTC (Bitcoin) 0.00002 BTC; ETH (Ethereum (ERC20)) 0.00004457 ETH; USDT (Tron (TRC20)) 1.5 USDT; USDT (BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)) 0.01 USDT (checked 31 Oct 2026) | Bitget’s public coin data (A) |
| MEXC | BTC (Bitcoin) 0.00002 BTC; ETH (ERC20) not yet verified; USDT (Tron (TRC20)) 1 USDT; USDT (BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)) 0.01 USDT (checked 11 Oct 2026, secondary source) | A MEXC article quoting its fee page of 19 Aug 2026; another MEXC article gives a lower TRC20 fee (B) |
| KuCoin | BTC (Bitcoin) 0.00009 BTC; ETH (Ethereum (ERC20)) 0.0015 ETH; USDT (Tron (TRC20)) 1.99 USDT; USDT (BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)) 1 USDT (checked 31 Oct 2026) | KuCoin’s public currency data (A); listed as the minimum fee per withdrawal |
| Bybit | Not yet verified. Bybit charges a fixed fee per coin and chain, listed on its Crypto Deposit/Withdrawal Status page and in the withdrawal window; internal transfers between Bybit accounts are free. Bybit's FAQ (updated 12 Apr 2026, re-read 1 Nov 2026) gives no per-coin figures, and the status page did not show a fee table when we read it. | — |
| OKX | Not yet verified. OKX adjusts withdrawal fees with network conditions and shows the current fee on the withdrawal page; the fee is charged once per withdrawal, whatever the amount. Deposits are free. | — |
| Kraken | BTC (Bitcoin) 0.000015 BTC; ETH (Ethereum) 0.00014 ETH; USDT (Tron) 1 USDT; USDT (BEP20) not yet verified (checked 31 Oct 2026) | — |
| Gate | Not yet verified. Gate's fee page (read 31 Oct 2026) lists trading fees by VIP level and 24-hour withdrawal limits, but no withdrawal-fee schedule, so we have not recorded fees per network. | — |
| BingX | not yet verified | — |
Sources: Binance, Bitget, MEXC, KuCoin; checked 11 Oct 2026.
Standard vs promo fees: why we don’t rank on promos
Promotions expire, may apply only in some regions or on some pairs, and may not count towards VIP volume. Two recent examples:
- KuCoin’s VIP fast-track promotion ended on 12 May 2026.
- BingX’s zero-fee TradFi futures campaign ended on 31 Jul 2026.
MEXC tags some contracts “0 Fees” (on 8 Oct 2026 including XRPUSDT, per MEXC). The list rotates with no published end date, and MEXC’s notice of 30 April 2025 excludes users in the regions it lists from zero-fee promotions, so we do not show it as a rate.
Our rule: a promotion appears only with a published end date and is removed once it ends. As of 10 Oct 2026, we found none current for futures at any exchange in the table.
The catch with each “cheap” exchange
This comparison is researched from official pages; we do not open accounts or move funds. Withdrawal notes for Kraken, Gate and BingX are below; for the other exchanges’ withdrawal rules, appeal routes and full safety records, see best crypto futures exchanges.
MEXC
The headline rates cover a few contracts only (see the table), and API orders pay a separate 0.06% / 0.08%.
The bigger catch is region: MEXC’s notice of 30 April 2025 sets 0.01% / 0.04% for users in a long list of countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, including India, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and the UAE, and removes their BTCUSDT special rate. We found no reversal, and a March 2026 notice applied the same rate to ETH futures in Africa (B).
Availability: not available in India (B), the EU (no MiCA licence, A), the UK or the US (A).
Safety: no platform-wide withdrawal suspension found (checked 11 Oct 2026, B); individual users reported frozen accounts and withheld funds in February 2026, according to press reports (B), and MEXC’s Risk Control Guideline allows asset freezes (A). Proof of reserves: not yet verified. MEXC also offers very high leverage on some contracts, a high-risk setting.
Binance
0.02% / 0.05%, and 10% off when paying fees in BNB (A).
Availability: India: FIU-IND registered (B). EU: no MiCA licence (A); stopped serving EU users from 1 Jul 2026, according to press reports (B). US: not available; Binance agreed with the US Treasury in 2023 to make a complete exit (A). UK: no new customers since October 2023, according to press reports (B).
Safety: no platform-wide withdrawal suspension found (checked 11 Oct 2026); EU users are withdrawal-only (B). Proof of reserves published; ratios not yet verified.
Kraken
0.02% / 0.05% at Tier 1 (A). The catch is access: no futures in Canada or New Zealand and no derivatives for UK retail clients (A), and Kraken’s own pages disagree on whether US customers can trade futures.
Availability: India: blocked (B). EU: Kraken offers futures to EEA clients through Payward Europe Digital Solutions (CY) Ltd, CySEC licence 342/17, after eligibility checks (A). Safety: no 2026 incident found in our search. Proof of reserves: not yet verified.
Withdrawals: Kraken says a crypto withdrawal spends up to 10 minutes in internal checks and up to 10 minutes being passed to its payment gateway before it is broadcast. After a password change, withdrawals to new addresses are held for up to 24 hours. Kraken publishes a complaint process: it confirms receipt within 5 business days and aims to respond within 15 (A).
Gate
0.02% / 0.05% at VIP0 (A).
Availability: Gate’s restricted list (dated 22 Nov 2024) includes India, the UK and the US (A). EU: Gate Technology Limited holds a MiCA licence from Malta’s MFSA (authorised 29 Sep 2025, A), but we found no EU futures licence, so we make no EU futures claim. Safety: no 2026 incident found in our search. Proof of reserves published; ratios did not load.
Withdrawals: Gate disables withdrawals for 24 hours after any security-setting change and says this cannot be removed early; crypto bought through P2P can be withdrawn only after 24 hours.
Your daily limit depends on your VIP level and identity verification; Gate does not publish the amounts. If a withdrawal is stuck, Gate’s route is live chat or a ticket, with no published deadline (A; some of these help pages date from 2020–2022). No platform-wide withdrawal suspension found (checked 11 Oct 2026, B).
BingX
0.02% / 0.05% for VIP 0 (A, 2023 notice).
Availability: BingX’s own list (2023) restricts the UK and US (A). In India it was among 25 offshore exchanges sent FIU notices and blocking directions in Oct 2025 (B). No MiCA licence (A).
Safety: hot-wallet breach on 20 Sep 2024. BingX called the losses minor; third-party estimates were higher (B).
After it, BingX suspended withdrawals and deposits; it says withdrawals of USDT, USDC, BTC, ETH, TRX, XRP and SOL resumed before 21 Sep 2024, with other tokens restored gradually, and that user assets were unaffected, according to its incident FAQ. We found no platform-wide suspension since (checked 11 Oct 2026, B). Proof of reserves: not yet verified.
Withdrawals: BingX’s 24-hour withdrawal limit is 20,000 USDT without verification or with basic verification and 5,000,000 USDT with advanced verification; its guide says blockchain confirmation takes about 10–120 minutes, and abnormal risk can trigger a manual review (A; tutorial pages from 2022–2023, revised since). For an account restriction, BingX has a “Submit an appeal” page (A).
OKX
0.02% / 0.05%, but this is B: an example rate shown in OKX’s fee FAQ that varies by region and tier. OKX’s fee table at okx.com/fees shows no futures tiers (checked 31 Oct 2026), so we cannot confirm your rate.
Availability: India is on OKX’s restricted list; UK derivatives may be restricted; parts of the US and all US territories are restricted (A). EU: futures (“X-Perps”) through OKX Europe Markets Limited, after an appropriateness test (A); X-Perps fees not yet verified. This page does not link to OKX. Proof of reserves: report 48, BTC 110%, ETH 100%, USDT 105% (A; latest verification 3 Oct 2026).
Bybit
0.02% / 0.055%, non-VIP (A); Bybit says rates may vary by region.
Availability: India: FIU-IND registered, derivatives restored 8 Sep 2025 (B). EU: Bybit EU holds a MiCA licence (A) but no EU futures licence we could find. UK: spot and P2P only (B). US: not available (on Bybit’s restricted list, A).
Safety: hacked on 21 Feb 2025 for approximately $1.5 billion, attributed by the FBI to North Korea (FBI PSA, A). Proof of reserves: Hacken’s report of 29 Sep 2026 (snapshot 23 Sep 2026, 50 assets) states above 100% for each asset, including USDT, USDC, BTC and ETH, without exact ratios (A). Withdrawal fees: not yet verified. More: Bybit review.
KuCoin
0.02% / 0.06% (A).
Availability: India: FIU-IND registered (B). EU: KuCoin EU holds a MiCA licence, but Austria’s FMA, which lifted its ban on new business on 18 May 2026, says KuCoin EU still may not commence business operations (B). US: not available (on KuCoin’s restricted list, A). Proof of reserves: BTC 109%, ETH 117%, USDT 110%, USDC 127%, snapshot 30 Sep 2026 (A).
Bitget
0.02% / 0.06% (A), Bitget’s standard rate from its Trading Fees FAQ (published 20 Aug 2026), which does not name the futures product. Availability: not available to new users in India; sign-ups paused since 6 Feb 2026 (B). Not available in the EU (no MiCA licence, A) or the US (on Bitget’s prohibited list, A).
VIP tiers and discounts
- Binance: paying fees in BNB takes 10% off futures fees (A). On the 0.05% taker rate that is 0.045%, or $0.90 per $1,000 round trip by our arithmetic.
- MEXC: MEXC says MX deduction lowers the BTCUSDT taker rate to 0.016%. In the regions covered by its notice of 30 April 2025, holding at least 500 MX halves the 0.01% / 0.04% rate.
- Bitget: the 20% BGB discount in our data applies to spot fees (A); we have not verified a futures equivalent.
- Futures VIP tiers: not yet verified for any exchange in the table.
Holding an exchange token for a discount exposes you to that token’s price.
Lowest-fee futures where you live
Availability by country
| Market | MEXC | Binance | Kraken | Gate (Gate.com) | OKX | | KuCoin | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Not available | Available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Available | Available | Not available to new users |
| Nigeria | Available, not linked | Naira trading removed; products not confirmed | Available, not linked | Available, not linked | Available, not linked | Not confirmed | Available, not linked | Available, not linked | Available, not linked |
| United Arab Emirates | Available, not linked | Not confirmed | Spot and futures available; copy not confirmed | Not available | Available, not linked | Available, not linked | Spot available; futures and copy not confirmed | Available, not linked | Available, not linked |
| Kenya | Available, not linked | Not confirmed | Available, not linked | Available, not linked | Available, not linked | Available, not linked | Available, not linked | Available, not linked | Available, not linked |
| South Africa | Available, not linked | Not confirmed | Available, not linked | Available, not linked | Available, not linked | Available, not linked | Available, not linked | Available, not linked | Available, not linked |
| United States | Not available | Not available | Spot except ME and NY; futures and copy not confirmed | Not available | Not available | Not confirmed | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| United Kingdom | Not available | Not available to new users | Spot only; no retail derivatives | Not available | Not available | Spot available; no derivatives; copy not confirmed | Spot and P2P only; no derivatives | Not linked | Not linked |
| Canada | Not available | Not available | Spot only; no derivatives or margin | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not in Ontario or BC; elsewhere not confirmed | Not available |
| Singapore | Not available | Not available | Spot and futures; Kraken not licensed in Singapore | Not available | Not available | Spot via OKX Singapore; futures, copy not confirmed | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Hong Kong | Not available | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| European Union / EEA | Not available | Not available | Spot and futures available; copy not confirmed | Spot only via Gate EU (gate.com/en-eu) | Not available | Spot and futures via OKX Europe; copy not confirmed | Spot only via Bybit EU GmbH; not in Malta | Not available: FMA still bars KuCoin EU operations | Not available |
| Philippines | Not available | Not confirmed | Not available | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Thailand | Not confirmed | Via Binance TH only; products not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not available | Not confirmed | Not available | Not available | Not confirmed | Not available |
Details and sources per exchange: MEXC, Binance, Kraken, Gate (Gate.com), BingX, OKX, Bybit, KuCoin, Bitget.
India
Registered with FIU-IND (B): Binance 0.02% / 0.05%, Bybit 0.02% / 0.055% and KuCoin 0.02% / 0.06%. Binance has the lowest standard taker fee of the three.
Not available in India: MEXC, OKX, Bitget (new users), Gate, BingX and Kraken. FIU-IND has no public registry, so registration status rests on penalty orders and announcements. We show no futures or copy-trading links for Indian readers. See the India guide.
European Union
Only MiCA-licensed firms are options, and MiCA does not cover futures, which need a separate investment-firm licence. Two exchanges in our table offer futures to EEA clients that way (A, as of 10 Oct 2026):
- Kraken, through Payward Europe Digital Solutions (CY) Ltd (CySEC 342/17); published Tier 1 futures rate 0.02% / 0.05%.
- OKX, through OKX Europe Markets Limited (MFSA), as “X-Perps”; fees not yet verified (the 0.02% / 0.05% above is OKX’s global example).
Coinbase reportedly launched EU futures in March 2026 through a Cyprus entity (press, B; fees not yet verified). Bybit EU and Gate’s EU entity hold MiCA licences but no EU futures licence we could find. Binance does not serve EU users. We link EU readers to spot trading only.
UK, US, Canada and Singapore
We show no futures links here: offshore perpetuals are not available or not linkable, Kraken’s futures are closed to Canadian and UK retail clients (A), and Kraken’s own pages disagree on the US. We link no crypto exchange for UK readers.
Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and the UAE
We link no exchange for readers in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa or the UAE. MEXC’s notice of 30 April 2025 covers all four, so its listed rate there is 0.01% / 0.04%, not the BTCUSDT special rate (no reversal found).
We do not cover ways to get around an exchange’s country restrictions, including VPNs.
How we collect fee data
We re-check every official fee page on the first working day of each month and record the rate, source URL, check date and confidence (A or B). Promotions are stored separately with their end date. When a live fee page will not load, we use the exchange’s own fee guide, FAQ or public fee data and say so.
This page is Researched (not tested). We research exchanges’ official pages and regulator records and keep every figure in a dated data sheet. We do not open accounts or move funds, and we do not give exchanges an overall score.
This is the one list on our site ranked by fee, because that is what the page compares; exchanges that do not serve you are still dropped for your country. More in our methodology.
Related: Best crypto futures exchanges · Binance vs Bybit · Bitget review
Last verified: 10 Oct 2026.
Frequently asked questions
- Which crypto exchange has the lowest futures fees?
- MEXC, on standard rates: 0% / 0.02% on BTCUSDT and 0% / 0.01% on ETHUSDT, or 0.01% / 0.04% in the regions in its notice of 30 April 2025 (no reversal found), still the lowest taker rate here. Binance, Kraken, Gate and BingX charge 0.02% / 0.05%, and OKX shows the same figures as an example rate that varies by region and tier (B). Availability varies by country.
- Are MEXC futures really 0% maker?
- On BTCUSDT and ETHUSDT, yes, according to MEXC's fee guide dated 9 Oct 2026. Standard-tier contracts are 0.01% maker, and users in the regions in MEXC's notice of 30 April 2025 pay 0.01% maker (no reversal found).
- What are maker and taker fees?
- A maker order rests on the order book (usually a limit order); a taker order fills immediately (usually a market order). Taker fees are higher everywhere in our table.
- Do promo fees count?
- Not in our ranking. Promotions end; KuCoin's ended on 12 May 2026 and BingX's on 31 Jul 2026. We show a promotion only with a published end date, and we found none current for futures as of 10 Oct 2026.
- How much does a $1,000 futures trade cost?
- At 0.05% taker, $1.00 round trip ($0.50 each way); at 0.06%, $1.20; with 0.02% maker orders both ways, $0.40. Fees are charged on the full position size, not your margin.
- Are funding fees included?
- No. Funding payments are separate from trading fees and change constantly (see above).
- Why isn't Coinbase in the table?
- We haven't verified its futures fees yet. Its fee pages returned an error to us and public sources conflict.
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