MEXC Fees Explained: How Much Do You Really Pay When Trading?

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August 18, 2026 13 min read

Trading fees are one of the most important costs to understand when actively trading cryptocurrency. A fee of just a fraction of a percent may look insignificant on a single order, but the total cost can become substantial when you are executing millions of dollars in monthly trading volume.

For the MEXC fee structure covered in this guide, the maker fee is 0% and the taker fee is 0.010%. That means traders using maker orders can potentially execute at zero trading fee, while taker orders generate a fee based on the value of the trade.

Through our partnership with MEXC, TetherBack gives traders 50% trading fee cashback on the fee-generating trading activity covered by the partnership.

The cashback is split into:

25% automatically credited to your MEXC account
25% claimable through your TetherBack dashboard
50% total cashback

This guide explains MEXC trading fees, maker versus taker orders, how fees are calculated, what active traders could pay at different volume levels, and how TetherBack cashback can reduce the effective cost of trading.

What Are MEXC Trading Fees?

MEXC trading fees are charges associated with executing trades on the exchange.

Depending on the product and execution type, fees can apply when you:

Open a position
Close a position
Buy or sell cryptocurrency
Execute futures trades
Use taker orders
Use copy trading
Execute trades through supported trading tools

The amount you pay depends primarily on:

Your trading volume
Whether the order executes as a maker or taker
The applicable fee schedule
The product being traded
Your trading method

For the MEXC trading fee structure covered in this article:

Order Type	MEXC Trading Fee
Maker	0%
Taker	0.010%

These are the MEXC rates used throughout the calculations below before TetherBack cashback is applied.

What Is a Maker Fee on MEXC?

A maker order adds liquidity to the exchange's order book.

This usually happens when you place a limit order that does not immediately execute.

For example:

Bitcoin is trading at $100,000.
You place a limit buy order at $99,500.
Your order waits on the order book.
Another market participant eventually sells into your order.

Because your order was waiting on the order book and added liquidity, it executes as a maker order.

For the MEXC fee structure covered in this guide:

Maker Fee: 0%

This means a trade executed entirely as a maker at this rate does not generate a trading fee.

MEXC Maker Fee Examples

Trading Volume	Maker Fee	Trading Fee
$50,000	0%	$0
$100,000	0%	$0
$500,000	0%	$0
$1,000,000	0%	$0

Because the maker fee is 0%, there is no fee to rebate on a trade executed entirely at that maker rate.

What Is a Taker Fee on MEXC?

A taker order removes existing liquidity from the order book.

This commonly happens when you place a market order or an immediately executable limit order.

For example:

Bitcoin is trading around $100,000.
You place a market buy.
Your order immediately matches sell orders already available.
Your trade executes as a taker.

For the MEXC fee structure covered in this guide:

Taker Fee: 0.010%

Taker fees are particularly important for:

Scalpers
Day traders
Futures traders
High-frequency traders
Traders using market orders
Traders who prioritize immediate execution

MEXC Taker Fee Examples

The calculation is:

Trading Volume × 0.010% = Trading Fee

Here is what that looks like:

Trading Volume	Taker Fee	Trading Fee
$10,000	0.010%	$1
$50,000	0.010%	$5
$100,000	0.010%	$10
$500,000	0.010%	$50
$1,000,000	0.010%	$100
$5,000,000	0.010%	$500

At $100,000 in taker-side trading volume, the fee is $10.

At $1 million, it becomes $100.

At $5 million, the total is $500.

The fee rate has not changed. The total fee increases because the amount of trading volume subject to that rate has increased.

How Are MEXC Trading Fees Calculated?

The basic formula is:

Trading Fee = Trading Volume × Fee Rate

For example, assume you execute $250,000 in taker-side trading volume.

The taker fee is:

0.010%

The calculation becomes:

$250,000 × 0.010% = $25

You would therefore generate $25 in trading fees before cashback.

If the same $250,000 in volume executed entirely as maker orders at the 0% maker rate covered in this guide:

$250,000 × 0% = $0

This is why understanding whether your orders execute as makers or takers matters when calculating your actual trading costs.

Opening and Closing a Futures Position

Futures traders should also remember that trading volume can be generated when entering and exiting positions.

Consider a simplified example where a trader:

Opens a $100,000 position as a taker
Later closes the entire $100,000 position as a taker

The total fee-generating volume is:

$200,000

At a 0.010% taker fee:

$200,000 × 0.010% = $20

The round-trip trading fee would therefore be approximately $20, assuming both executions are charged at that rate and ignoring other costs such as funding.

With 50% TetherBack cashback:

$20 × 50% = $10 cashback

The final effective trading cost would become:

$10

This is an important distinction because traders sometimes calculate fees only on their entry and forget that exiting a position can generate additional trading volume.

Trading Fees vs Funding Fees

Trading fees and futures funding are not the same thing.

Trading Fees

Trading fees are generated when orders execute.

They depend on factors such as:

Trading volume
Maker or taker execution
Applicable fee rate

Funding

Funding is a separate mechanism used in perpetual futures markets.

Depending on the funding rate and your position, payments may move between long and short traders at scheduled intervals.

The funding rate can change based on market conditions.

Therefore, when calculating the complete cost of a futures strategy, traders should consider more than the headline maker and taker fee.

Potential costs can include:

Trading fees
Funding
Slippage
Spread
Liquidation-related losses
Other product-specific charges

TetherBack cashback reduces the trading-fee component covered by the partnership. It should not be interpreted as eliminating every possible cost associated with futures trading.

Why MEXC Fees Matter for Active Traders

A 0.010% taker fee looks small.

For an active trader, volume changes the calculation.

Suppose a trader generates $100,000 in taker volume every trading day.

Across 22 trading days:

$100,000 × 22 = $2,200,000 monthly volume

At 0.010%:

$2,200,000 × 0.010% = $220

The trader generates approximately $220 in monthly taker fees.

At $500,000 per day:

$500,000 × 22 = $11,000,000 monthly volume

At 0.010%:

$11,000,000 × 0.010% = $1,100

The trading fee becomes approximately $1,100 per month.

This is why trading fees become increasingly important for:

Scalpers
Day traders
Futures traders
Copy traders
High-volume traders
Frequent market-order users

How TetherBack Reduces MEXC Trading Costs

Through our MEXC partnership, TetherBack returns 50% of the trading fees covered by the cashback structure.

The cashback is divided equally:

Cashback Distribution	Rate
Automatically credited to your MEXC account	25%
Claimable through your TetherBack dashboard	25%
Total Cashback	50%

For every $100 in trading fees:

$25 is automatically credited to your MEXC account
$25 is claimable through your TetherBack dashboard
You receive $50 total cashback
Your final effective trading cost becomes $50

You continue trading directly on MEXC. There is no need to execute trades through TetherBack.

MEXC Effective Taker Fee After Cashback

The MEXC taker fee used in this guide remains 0.010%.

TetherBack does not change the exchange's published trading fee.

Instead, receiving 50% cashback means the effective cost after the rebate is:

0.005%

Fee Type	MEXC Fee	TetherBack Cashback	Effective Cost
Maker	0%	No fee to rebate	0%
Taker	0.010%	50%	0.005%

It is important to describe 0.005% as the effective cost after cashback, not as the MEXC taker fee itself.

MEXC Trading Fee Calculator With Cashback

Here is how different amounts of taker-side trading volume compare before and after 50% cashback:

Trading Volume	Fee at 0.010%	25% to MEXC	25% via TetherBack	Total Cashback	Effective Cost
$50,000	$5	$1.25	$1.25	$2.50	$2.50
$100,000	$10	$2.50	$2.50	$5	$5
$500,000	$50	$12.50	$12.50	$25	$25
$1,000,000	$100	$25	$25	$50	$50
$5,000,000	$500	$125	$125	$250	$250

This makes the relationship between trading volume and cashback straightforward.

The more fee-generating volume you already trade, the larger the dollar value of the cashback.

Monthly MEXC Fee and Cashback Estimates

The following example assumes:

22 trading days per month
0.010% taker fee
50% total cashback
All volume shown is taker-side volume

Daily Trading Volume	Monthly Volume	Trading Fees	Cashback at 50%	Effective Cost
$50,000	$1,100,000	$110	$55	$55
$100,000	$2,200,000	$220	$110	$110
$200,000	$4,400,000	$440	$220	$220
$500,000	$11,000,000	$1,100	$550	$550
$1,000,000	$22,000,000	$2,200	$1,100	$1,100

A trader averaging $200,000 in daily taker volume generates approximately $440 in monthly trading fees under these assumptions.

With 50% cashback:

$110 is automatically credited through the 25% MEXC portion
$110 is claimable through TetherBack
Total cashback is $220
Final effective trading cost is $220

Annual MEXC Fee Savings Example

Cashback becomes more noticeable when viewed over a longer period.

Suppose a trader consistently generates $10 million in taker-side trading volume each month.

At a 0.010% taker fee:

$10,000,000 × 0.010% = $1,000 monthly fees

Over 12 months:

$1,000 × 12 = $12,000 annual trading fees

With 50% cashback:

$12,000 × 50% = $6,000 cashback

The trader's effective annual trading-fee cost becomes:

$6,000

This assumes the trading volume, taker fee, cashback structure, and applicable fee conditions remain unchanged throughout the period.

How to Reduce MEXC Trading Fees

There are several ways traders can manage their overall trading costs.

1. Use Maker Orders When Appropriate

With the 0% maker rate covered in this guide, executing as a maker can eliminate the trading fee on that execution.

However, a limit order does not automatically guarantee maker execution.

If your limit order immediately matches existing liquidity, it can execute as a taker.

2. Reduce Unnecessary Trading

More trades usually mean more fee-generating volume.

Avoiding low-quality or impulsive trades can reduce:

Trading fees
Slippage
Exposure to market risk

3. Understand Your Actual Monthly Volume

Many traders underestimate how much volume they generate because they focus on account balance instead of notional trading volume.

Track:

Daily volume
Monthly volume
Maker volume
Taker volume
Total fees paid

4. Earn Cashback Through TetherBack

If you are already generating MEXC trading fees, TetherBack allows you to recover 50% of the fees covered by our partnership structure.

You do not need to change your existing trading strategy solely to earn the cashback.

How to Set Up MEXC Cashback Through TetherBack

Setting up your MEXC cashback account only takes a few minutes.

Step 1: Create Your TetherBack Account

Once your account is created, you will have access to your TetherBack dashboard.

Step 2: Go to Exchanges

Inside your TetherBack dashboard:

Open Exchanges
Find MEXC
Select the MEXC partner option

Step 3: Register Your MEXC Account Through TetherBack

Use the MEXC partner registration link provided through TetherBack.

This establishes the partner connection required for cashback.

Step 4: Complete Your MEXC Account Setup

After registering, configure your account security.

Consider enabling:

Two-factor authentication
Anti-phishing protection
Strong password protection
Withdrawal security controls

Step 5: Find Your MEXC UID

Inside your MEXC account:

Open your profile
Locate your UID
Copy it

Step 6: Connect Your MEXC UID

Return to TetherBack and paste your MEXC UID into the Connected Exchange section of your TetherBack dashboard.

Make sure the UID is entered correctly.

Step 7: Trade Normally on MEXC

Once connected, continue trading directly on MEXC.

Your cashback structure then works in two parts:

25% automatically credited to your MEXC account
25% claimable through your TetherBack dashboard

Together, these provide 50% trading fee cashback.

Do You Need to Give TetherBack Your API Key?

No.

Your MEXC account is connected to TetherBack using your UID.

You do not need to provide:

Your MEXC password
Your 2FA code
Withdrawal permissions
Trading permissions

Your trading funds remain on MEXC.

Important Note About MEXC Fee Schedules

MEXC trading fees can vary depending on factors such as:

Trading product
Trading pair
Region
Account level
Promotional campaign
Trading method
API usage

MEXC also maintains separate fee conditions for certain API trading activity.

The calculations throughout this article use the 0% maker and 0.010% taker fee structure covered by this TetherBack-MEXC guide.

Always check the applicable fee shown for the specific product and trading method you are using.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are MEXC trading fees?

For the fee structure covered in this guide:

Maker fee: 0%
Taker fee: 0.010%

Fees can differ depending on the product, market, region, promotion, account type, and trading method.

Does MEXC have a 0% maker fee?

For the trading fee structure covered here, yes. The maker fee is 0%.

What is the MEXC taker fee?

The taker fee used throughout this guide is 0.010%.

How much does a $100,000 taker trade cost?

At a 0.010% taker fee:

$100,000 × 0.010% = $10

With 50% TetherBack cashback, $5 is returned, resulting in an effective trading cost of $5.

How much MEXC cashback does TetherBack provide?

We provide 50% trading fee cashback through our MEXC partnership.

It is split into:

25% automatically credited to your MEXC account
25% claimable through your TetherBack dashboard

What is the effective MEXC taker fee after cashback?

At a 0.010% taker fee and 50% cashback, the effective cost is 0.005%.

The actual MEXC fee remains 0.010%. The 0.005% figure represents the calculated cost after cashback.

Do I need an API key for TetherBack?

No.

You connect your account using your MEXC UID.

Where do I connect my MEXC UID?

Return to your TetherBack dashboard and paste your MEXC UID into the Connected Exchange section.

Does TetherBack hold my MEXC funds?

No.

Your trading funds remain on MEXC.

Glossary

Maker Fee

A fee charged when an order executes after adding liquidity to the order book. The maker rate covered in this guide is 0%.

Taker Fee

A fee charged when an order immediately removes liquidity from the order book. The taker rate used in this guide is 0.010%.

Trading Fee

A charge generated when a trade executes according to the applicable exchange fee schedule.

Cashback

A rebate that returns a percentage of trading fees to the trader.

UID

The unique identifier associated with your MEXC account and used to connect it with TetherBack.

Trading Volume

The total notional value of trades executed during a specific period.

Effective Trading Cost

The amount remaining after cashback is subtracted from the original trading fee.

Funding Rate

A separate payment mechanism used in perpetual futures markets. Funding is different from maker and taker trading fees.

Maker Order

An order that adds liquidity to the order book.

Taker Order

An order that immediately removes available liquidity from the order book.

About TetherBack

TetherBack is a crypto cashback platform built to help active traders reduce their effective trading costs.

Through our partnerships with supported cryptocurrency exchanges, we share a portion of trading fee revenue back with our users as cashback.

You continue trading directly on your exchange while TetherBack provides the cashback layer.

Through our MEXC partnership, traders can receive 50% trading fee cashback, split between:

25% automatically credited to the MEXC account
25% claimable through the TetherBack dashboard

Create your TetherBack account and connect MEXC

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