How Much Do You Really Pay in Bitget Trading Fees?

Understanding Bitget fees is more important than simply looking at the percentage displayed beside an order.

A trader may pay transaction fees when opening and closing positions, funding payments while holding perpetual futures, profit sharing when using copy trading, and network fees when withdrawing cryptocurrency.

For active futures traders, the most important starting point is Bitget's standard futures fee structure:

Bitget's August 2026 fee documentation confirms that its standard futures rates are 0.02% for makers and 0.06% for takers. Its standard spot trading fee is 0.1% for both makers and takers, with a lower 0.08% rate when eligible spot fees are paid using BGB.

For eligible traders using TetherBack, the current Bitget offer provides:

50% trading fee cashback

That can reduce the effective cost of the standard Bitget futures fees to:

• 0.01% effective maker cost
• 0.03% effective taker cost

This guide breaks down the main Bitget trading fees in 2026, explains how each fee works, and shows how much traders actually pay at different trading volumes.

 

Bitget Fees at a Glance

Here is a quick overview of the main Bitget fees covered in this guide:

These are standard rates and costs. Actual fees can differ depending on account level, VIP or PRO status, promotions, trading product, market and other applicable conditions.

 

What Are Bitget Futures Fees?

For most active derivatives traders, Bitget futures fees are the most important cost to understand.

Bitget's standard futures trading fees are:

Maker: 0.02%

Taker: 0.06%

The basic transaction fee formula is:

Trading Volume × Trading Fee Rate = Transaction Fee

Bitget similarly defines futures transaction fees using the value of the executed order multiplied by the applicable fee rate.

This means your trading fee depends on two major factors:

1. The value of your trade
2. Whether your order executes as maker or taker

What Is the Bitget Futures Maker Fee?

The standard Bitget futures maker fee is 0.02%.

A maker order adds liquidity to the order book rather than immediately matching existing liquidity.

This commonly happens when you place a limit order that remains on the order book waiting for another trader to execute against it.

Bitget Maker Fee Example

Suppose you generate:

$100,000 in maker trading volume

The calculation is:

$100,000 × 0.02% = $20

Your Bitget trading fee would be:

$20

At higher volumes:

For traders generating millions of dollars in monthly futures volume, even a 0.02% fee can become significant.

What Is the Bitget Futures Taker Fee?

The standard Bitget futures taker fee is 0.06%.

A taker order removes liquidity already available on the order book.

Common examples include:

• Market orders
• Immediately executable limit orders
• Orders that match existing liquidity immediately

Bitget Taker Fee Example

Suppose you generate:

$100,000 in taker volume

The calculation becomes:

$100,000 × 0.06% = $60

Your trading fee would be:

$60

At different volumes:

The standard taker fee is three times the standard maker rate.

That makes order execution particularly relevant for high-volume traders.

 

Bitget Maker vs Taker Fees

The difference between the Bitget maker fee and taker fee becomes much clearer at higher trading volumes.

At $10 million in trading volume, the difference is:

$4,000

However, traders should not choose an order type purely because one carries a lower fee.

Other considerations include:

• Execution speed
• Liquidity
• Slippage
• Market volatility
• Strategy
• Risk management
• Probability of the order filling

Lower fees are valuable, but execution quality also matters.

Do You Pay Bitget Futures Fees When Opening and Closing?

Yes.

This is one of the most important details when calculating the real cost of futures trading.

A futures position can generate a transaction fee when you:

Open the position

and again when you:

Close the position

Consider a trader who opens a $100,000 position using a taker order.

Opening fee:

$100,000 × 0.06% = $60

If the position is later closed at approximately the same notional value using another taker order:

Closing fee:

$100,000 × 0.06% = $60

Total approximate transaction fees:

$120

This is why traders should calculate round-trip trading costs, rather than looking only at the fee charged when entering a position.

Bitget Round-Trip Futures Fee Example

Suppose you open and close a $500,000 futures position entirely using taker execution.

Opening

$500,000 × 0.06% = $300

Closing

$500,000 × 0.06% = $300

Total

$600

If both sides were maker executions:

Opening:

$500,000 × 0.02% = $100

Closing:

$500,000 × 0.02% = $100

Total:

$200

That is a $400 difference on one hypothetical round trip.

For active traders repeating this process frequently, trading fees can materially affect net performance.

Does Leverage Change the Bitget Trading Fee?

Leverage does not simply reduce your fee because your margin requirement is smaller.

Trading fees are calculated based on the notional trading value, not merely the margin deposited to support the position.

For example, imagine you use $10,000 of margin to control a:

$100,000 futures position

At a 0.06% taker fee:

$100,000 × 0.06% = $60

The fee is based on the $100,000 trading value.

Not the $10,000 margin amount.

This distinction is critical for leveraged traders because it is possible to generate trading volume significantly larger than the amount of capital held in the account.

 

How Much Do Bitget Fees Cost an Active Trader?

Consider an active futures trader generating:

$200,000 in taker volume per day

Across 22 active trading days:

$200,000 × 22 = $4,400,000

At the standard 0.06% taker fee:

$4,400,000 × 0.06% = $2,640

That represents approximately:

$2,640 in trading fees

assuming the full volume is fee-bearing taker activity at the standard rate.

Here are more examples:

This demonstrates why exchange fees become increasingly important as trading activity grows.

What Are Bitget Spot Trading Fees?

Bitget's standard spot trading fee is 0.10% for both maker and taker transactions.

According to Bitget's current fee documentation, eligible users paying spot fees using BGB can reduce that rate to:

0.08%

Further reductions may also be available through applicable VIP tiers.

The standard structure therefore looks like this:

Bitget Spot Fee Example

Suppose you buy:

$10,000 worth of BTC

At a standard spot trading fee of 0.10%:

$10,000 × 0.10% = $10

The transaction fee would be approximately:

$10

For $100,000 in spot trading volume:

$100,000 × 0.10% = $100

At $1 million:

$1,000,000 × 0.10% = $1,000

The percentage may appear small, but active spot trading can still generate significant costs.

Bitget Futures Fees vs Spot Fees

Bitget's standard futures and spot fees are different.

This does not mean futures are automatically cheaper overall.

Futures traders may also encounter:

• Funding payments
• Liquidation risk
• Higher notional exposure
• More frequent trading
• Leverage-related risk

The fee percentage is only one part of the total trading cost.

What Are Bitget Funding Fees?

If you trade perpetual futures, transaction fees are not necessarily your only cost.

You may also encounter funding fees.

Bitget describes the main futures order cost as being composed of transaction fees and funding fees.

The calculation is:

Funding Fee = Position Value × Funding Rate

Funding is transferred between long and short position holders rather than functioning exactly like a standard transaction fee paid each time an order executes.

The funding rate itself changes according to market conditions.

How Often Does Bitget Charge Funding?

Bitget's current futures documentation states that many products use funding settlement intervals such as every eight hours, although the interval can vary for particular contracts or market conditions.

For products using an eight-hour schedule, a trader could encounter several funding settlements during one day if the position remains open across the relevant settlement times.

The exact funding rate should therefore be checked before maintaining a leveraged futures position for an extended period.

Bitget Funding Fee Example

Imagine a trader holds a:

$100,000 position

and the applicable funding rate for a settlement period is hypothetically:

0.01%

The funding amount would be:

$100,000 × 0.01% = $10

If the trader remains in the position through multiple applicable funding settlements, those amounts can accumulate.

This example is illustrative only.

Actual funding rates change and can differ by contract and market conditions.

Trading Fees vs Funding Fees

These two costs should not be confused.

Trading Fee

Charged when an eligible order is executed.

Examples:

• Opening a position
• Closing a position

Funding

A periodic payment associated with perpetual futures positions.

It depends on:

• Position value
• Funding rate
• Whether the trader holds the position through the settlement time
• Long or short positioning

A futures trader should therefore consider:

Transaction Fees + Funding Costs

when estimating the total cost of holding and trading a position.

Does Bitget Charge Copy Trading Fees?

Bitget copy trading can involve additional costs beyond normal transaction fees.

According to Bitget's August 2026 fee FAQ, followers can pay a profit-sharing fee typically ranging from 10% to 20% of realized profits to the lead trader being copied. Standard trading fees still apply, and futures copy trading can also involve funding costs.

This means a copy trader may potentially face:

• Trading fees
• Funding costs
• Lead trader profit sharing
• Slippage

The total cost should therefore be assessed rather than looking only at the maker or taker rate.

Bitget Copy Trading Fee Example

Suppose copied trades generate:

$1,000 in realized profit

If the applicable lead trader profit share were hypothetically:

10%

The profit-sharing amount would be:

$100

If the applicable share were:

20%

The amount would be:

$200

This would be separate from normal trading fees generated while executing the copied trades.

Actual profit-sharing percentages depend on the applicable lead trader and Bitget conditions.

Does Bitget Charge Fees for Trading Bots?

Bitget states that self-configured bots such as:

• Spot Grid
• Futures Grid
• Position Grid

do not carry a separate subscription fee.

However, trades executed by those bots still incur the applicable standard spot or futures trading fees.

So a trading bot being "free" does not mean the trades themselves are free.

If a futures bot repeatedly executes taker orders, each applicable transaction can still generate a trading fee.

Why Bot Traders Need to Watch Fees

Automated strategies can execute significantly more trades than a manual trader.

Suppose a strategy has only a small expected profit per transaction.

If trading fees consume a significant percentage of that edge, the strategy may perform very differently after costs.

This makes fee calculations especially important for:

• Grid bots
• High-frequency strategies
• Scalping algorithms
• API traders
• Automated futures systems

Always evaluate strategy performance after trading costs, not just before fees.

Does Bitget Charge P2P Trading Fees?

Bitget's current product fee FAQ lists its standard P2P trading and Convert transactions as zero-fee services from a platform transaction-fee perspective.

However, users should still pay attention to:

• Buy and sell prices
• Counterparty pricing
• Payment method costs
• Market spreads
• Currency conversion costs

A zero platform transaction fee does not necessarily mean there is zero economic cost in every transaction.

Does Bitget Charge for Convert?

Bitget currently lists Convert transactions as zero-fee in its product fee documentation.

However, the conversion price offered should still be reviewed because quoted prices and market spreads can affect the final amount received.

What Are Bitget Withdrawal Fees?

Cryptocurrency withdrawal fees work differently from trading fees.

Bitget states that withdrawal fees depend on the relevant blockchain network and cryptocurrency.

For example, withdrawing USDT using one blockchain may have a different cost from withdrawing USDT using another network.

Withdrawal fees can change as network conditions and exchange settings change.

Before confirming a withdrawal, always check:

• Cryptocurrency
• Selected blockchain
• Minimum withdrawal
• Network fee
• Final amount received
• Whether the receiving wallet supports the selected network

Does Bitget Have Hidden Fees?

A better way to think about exchange costs is to separate all the possible charges rather than look only for one headline trading fee.

Depending on how you use Bitget, costs can potentially include:

1. Spot trading fees
2. Futures maker fees
3. Futures taker fees
4. Funding payments
5. Margin interest
6. Copy trading profit sharing
7. Withdrawal fees
8. Trading spreads or execution slippage

Not every trader pays every one of these costs.

For example, a user trading spot and never withdrawing frequently has a very different cost profile from a leveraged futures trader holding positions through multiple funding periods.

Bitget VIP and PRO Trading Fees

The 0.02% maker and 0.06% taker futures rates are standard rates, not necessarily the lowest rates available to every trader.

Bitget operates VIP and professional trading tiers that can provide lower trading fees for qualifying high-volume traders.

Bitget's current PRO fee structure includes futures rates below the standard level for traders meeting substantial volume and other eligibility requirements.

This is why fee comparisons should be based on your actual account.

A professional market maker generating billions in volume should not automatically use the same fee calculation as a standard retail trader.

For the examples in this guide, we use:

0.02% futures maker

and

0.06% futures taker

because these are the standard rates applicable to the general futures fee example.

How TetherBack Changes Effective Bitget Futures Fees

There is another way eligible traders can reduce their effective Bitget trading cost.

Through TetherBack, the current Bitget offer provides:

50% trading fee cashback

Using the standard futures fees:

It is important to describe this correctly.

Bitget's standard fee does not become 0.01% or 0.03%.

Instead, eligible cashback reduces the effective cost after cashback is received.

Bitget Fee Example With 50% Cashback

Consider:

$1,000,000 in taker futures volume

Standard Bitget fee:

$1,000,000 × 0.06% = $600

50% cashback:

$600 × 50% = $300

Effective trading cost:

$300

Equivalent effective rate:

0.03%

For maker activity:

$1,000,000 × 0.02% = $200

50% cashback:

$100

Effective cost:

$100

Equivalent effective rate:

0.01%

Bitget Fees at $10 Million Trading Volume

The effect becomes clearer at higher volume.

Standard Maker

$10,000,000 × 0.02% = $2,000

With 50% cashback:

$1,000 effective cost

Standard Taker

$10,000,000 × 0.06% = $6,000

With 50% cashback:

$3,000 effective cost

Potential cashback:

• Maker: $1,000
• Taker: $3,000

This is why recurring fee cashback becomes increasingly relevant for high-volume traders.

Monthly Bitget Fee Calculator

Consider several hypothetical traders generating taker volume over 22 active trading days.

These examples assume:

• Standard 0.06% futures taker fee
• Full 50% eligible cashback
• No VIP fee reduction
• No promotional fee rate
• No separate funding costs
• All calculated volume is qualifying taker activity

Actual trading costs can differ.

How to Reduce Bitget Trading Fees

There are several ways traders can potentially lower their effective trading costs.

1. Understand Maker and Taker Execution

Standard maker futures orders cost 0.02%, compared with 0.06% for taker orders.

That is a substantial difference for active traders.

2. Check Your Bitget Fee Tier

High-volume traders may qualify for VIP or PRO fee structures with lower rates.

3. Monitor Funding Before Holding Futures

Transaction fees are not the only cost.

Check the funding rate and settlement schedule before holding perpetual positions for longer periods.

4. Consider Total Copy Trading Costs

Copy traders should account for trading fees, funding and applicable profit sharing.

5. Reduce Unnecessary Transactions

Every fee-generating trade adds cost.

More trades do not automatically produce better performance.

6. Use Eligible Cashback

Eligible Bitget traders using TetherBack can currently receive 50% trading fee cashback, reducing the effective standard futures costs to approximately 0.01% maker and 0.03% taker.

Create your TetherBack account

How to Get Bitget Cashback Through TetherBack

Step 1: Sign Up for TetherBack

Create your account using:

https://tetherback.com/signup?ref=cryptocashback

Step 2: Select Bitget

Find Bitget in the supported exchange section.

Step 3: Activate the Bitget Offer

Follow the partner registration process displayed through TetherBack.

Step 4: Create Your Eligible Bitget Account

Complete the applicable exchange registration.

Step 5: Find Your Bitget UID

Locate your unique UID inside your Bitget account.

Step 6: Connect Your UID

Add your Bitget UID to the TetherBack dashboard.

Step 7: Continue Trading on Bitget

Your trading still takes place directly through Bitget.

Step 8: Track Your Cashback

Monitor applicable trading fee cashback through your TetherBack account.

Bitget Fees FAQ

What are the Bitget futures fees in 2026?

The standard Bitget futures fees are currently:

0.02% maker

and

0.06% taker.

What is the Bitget maker fee?

The standard futures maker fee is 0.02%.

Maker orders generally add liquidity to the order book.

What is the Bitget taker fee?

The standard futures taker fee is 0.06%.

Taker orders generally remove existing liquidity.

How much does Bitget charge on a $100,000 futures trade?

At standard rates:

Maker:

$100,000 × 0.02% = $20

Taker:

$100,000 × 0.06% = $60

Does Bitget charge when opening and closing a futures position?

Transaction fees can apply to both opening and closing executions.

Therefore, traders should calculate both sides of a futures trade when estimating total transaction costs.

Are Bitget futures fees based on leverage?

Fees are calculated from the relevant order value rather than simply the amount of margin committed to the trade.

What are Bitget spot trading fees?

The standard spot fee is currently 0.10% for maker and taker trades. Eligible payment of fees using BGB reduces the rate to 0.08%, with further reductions potentially available through higher account tiers.

Does Bitget charge funding fees?

Perpetual futures can involve funding payments. Funding depends on the position value, applicable funding rate and settlement conditions.

Are Bitget funding fees the same as trading fees?

No.

Trading fees relate to order execution.

Funding is a separate periodic payment associated with perpetual futures positions.

Does Bitget charge copy trading fees?

Copy trading followers can face standard trading fees and, for futures, funding costs. Bitget also states that lead trader profit sharing is typically 10% to 20% of realized profit, depending on the applicable trader and arrangement.

Are Bitget trading bots free?

Bitget states that self-configured Spot Grid, Futures Grid and Position Grid bots do not have a separate subscription fee. Trades made by those bots still incur applicable trading fees.

Does Bitget charge P2P trading fees?

Bitget currently lists its P2P trading service as having no platform transaction fee. Other economic costs, such as pricing differences or payment-related costs, can still exist.

Does Bitget charge withdrawal fees?

Crypto withdrawal fees vary depending on the cryptocurrency and blockchain network selected. Check the displayed withdrawal fee before confirming a transaction.

How much cashback does TetherBack offer for Bitget?

The current TetherBack Bitget offer provides 50% trading fee cashback for eligible trading activity.

What are Bitget futures fees after 50% cashback?

Using the standard futures rates:

0.02% maker → 0.01% effective cost

0.06% taker → 0.03% effective cost

These are effective costs after receiving the full applicable cashback, not replacements for Bitget's standard fee schedule.

Are Bitget Fees High?

Whether Bitget fees are high depends on:

• Trading product
• Trading volume
• Maker or taker execution
• Account tier
• Holding period
• Funding
• Copy trading usage
• Cashback eligibility

For a low-frequency trader, the difference between 0.02% and 0.06% may have a relatively small dollar impact.

For someone generating $10 million or $20 million in monthly futures volume, the difference can amount to thousands of dollars.

That is why active traders should evaluate the effective cost of trading, rather than simply choosing an exchange based on one advertised percentage.

Bitget Fees Explained: Final Breakdown

The standard Bitget futures fees in 2026 are straightforward:

Maker: 0.02%

Taker: 0.06%

For spot trading, Bitget currently charges:

0.10% maker

0.10% taker

with an eligible BGB fee deduction reducing standard spot fees to 0.08%.

But transaction fees are only one part of the total cost.

Depending on how you trade, you may also need to account for:

• Funding payments
• Copy trading profit sharing
• Margin interest
• Withdrawal fees
• Slippage
• Other product-specific costs

For active futures traders, the standard maker and taker fees can accumulate rapidly as notional volume increases.

Through TetherBack, eligible Bitget traders currently receive 50% trading fee cashback.

Using the standard futures rates, this means:

0.02% maker → 0.01% effective cost after cashback

0.06% taker → 0.03% effective cost after cashback

For traders generating substantial recurring trading volume, reducing the effective fee paid on each eligible transaction can make a meaningful difference over time.

Get Bitget trading fee cashback through TetherBack

About TetherBack

TetherBack is a crypto trading fee cashback platform that helps eligible traders reduce their effective trading costs across supported partner exchanges.

Users select a supported exchange through TetherBack, create an eligible account, connect their exchange UID and continue trading directly on the exchange.

For Bitget, TetherBack currently offers 50% trading fee cashback, reducing the effective cost of the standard futures fee structure from:

0.02% to 0.01% for maker activity

and

0.06% to 0.03% for taker activity

The underlying exchange fee remains unchanged. The difference comes from recovering part of the eligible trading fees through cashback.