Trading Fees
Trading fees vary based on your order classification.
Announcement
As of June 15 Paradex Retail fees go back to 0% for Takers and Makers on all markets. Pro fees for Perps and Spot stay intact, while Options fees are following newly updated structure (see below).
- Retail Takers and Makers have 0% fees on all products: Perps, Spot and Options
- Pro fees follow fee schedule outlined below
Perps & Spot Fees
Retail
Pro
Spot & Perps fees are based on your 14D volume, less any applicable discounts.
Your fee = base rate × (1 − total discount)
- Maker fees are 0%.
- Pro fees cannot go below 1.75 bps (0.0175%), regardless of total discount.
- Fees are charged on trade notional (Size × Trade Price).
Base rate
Your base rate is set by your order classification and combined 14D volume across your main account and subaccount(s).
Discounts
Three discounts are additive and apply to your volume-based taker fee:
Up to 30% off, scaling with the amount staked
40% off for all orders during initial rollout
30% off for Pro orders matching Retail
Stake $DIME
Stake $DIME for tiered Spot & Perps taker fee discounts, up to 30%.
To unstake, submit an unstaking request at any time. A 24-hour cooldown follows, after which you must confirm to receive your funds. For more on $DIME, see $DIME Utility.
Pay fees in $DIME
Pay fees in $DIME for a flat 40% discount. Fees are deducted from your spot $DIME balance at the $DIME ↔ USDC mark price at transaction time.
Example
A user who stakes 100K $DIME (15% staking discount) and pays fees in $DIME (40% $DIME fee discount) gets a total discount of 55% (15% + 40%), applied to their volume-based taker fee.
FastFills
Pro taker fees get an additional 30% off when matching Retail orders, stackable with staking and $DIME discounts. The 1.75 bps (0.0175%) minimum fee still applies.
See FastFills for details.
Fee scenarios
How volume tiers, staking, $DIME fee payment, and FastFills combine to determine a Pro user’s final taker fee.
Options Fees
Retail
Pro
Fees are capped at 12.5% of the option price (premium). The FastFills 30% discount applies to Pro taker fees matching Retail orders.
Settlement
When a market is delisted, a settlement fee applies to any positions still open.