2025 Futures Trading Fee Calculation Guide
Today we will study the logical mechanism of perpetual contracts, including the latest updates on contract trading fee calculations for 2025. Gate has optimized its fee structure, providing competitive market maker and taker rates for different user levels. Standard users now enjoy a market maker rate of -0.030% and a taker rate of 0.065%, while VIP level users can obtain even better terms. The platform has enhanced the use of point cards, allowing 1 POINT to offset up to 1.1 USDT in trading fees. Gate automatically applies the most favorable rates based on trading volume and GT holdings, while also offering additional discounts to participants in the market maker program to maintain a competitive edge in the industry.
Latest Fee Structure
According to Gate’s updated fee schedule for 2025, the Futures Trading fee has been optimized:
| User Level | Market Maker Fee Rate | Taker Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | -0.030% | 0.065% |
| VIP 1 | -0.032% | 0.062% |
| VIP 2+ | -0.035% | 0.060% |
The use of point cards has been enhanced, with 1 POINT now able to offset up to 1.1 USDT in trading fees. The system automatically applies the best rate based on user trading volume and GT holdings.
Gate (Gate.io) now offers additional fee discounts for users participating in the market maker program, maintaining a competitive position with other platforms.
Futures Trading Fee Calculation Instructions
Q: Today we will learn about the logic mechanism of perpetual Futures Trading.
A: Alright, let’s get started.
Q: Okay. Can you share how to calculate Futures Trading?
Is there a fee?
Gate futures trading fees are only incurred when opening, closing, or reducing a position; no fees are charged for unfilled limit orders or canceled limit orders.
The deduction of fees is settled in the position margin.
The handling fee is calculated based on the position value and is not related to leverage.
Gate perpetual contract fees differ in the two directions of placing orders (Maker) and taking orders (Taker):
1) Order Maker: Maker rebate 0.025%.
When the orders placed by the users are not immediately executed, they will be displayed in the “Market Depth”, thereby increasing the market depth. Subsequently, they can earn order rewards and receive a refund of transaction fees to their accounts.
2) Taker: Fee rate 0.075%.
The taker actively places orders for trading, reducing the existing open orders in the market and thus lowering the market depth. The taker will pay a trading fee of 0.075%, of which 0.025% will be deducted from the account in BTC or USDT, and the remaining 0.05% will be preferentially deducted using point cards.
The formula for calculating Futures Trading transaction fees is as follows:
Trading Fee = Position Value x (Maker / Taker Rate)
*When using recharge cards to offset trading fees:
1 POINT = 1
USD, USD price Convert using the real-time index price of BTC_USD Futures Trading.
Futures Trading fees adopt a tiered rate system:
The tiered fee rate for Futures Trading coexists with the discount for contract point cards. When placing an order, the order fee is deducted according to the unified tiered fee rate standard, while the fee rate for market orders can be freely selected by users based on their needs.
If there are point cards in the futures account, the futures trading will continue to use a 0.075% fee rate. (Using point cards, the overall trading fee rate can be reduced to a minimum of 0.04%).
If there are no point cards in the futures account, the futures orders will enjoy tiered fees based on the VIP level, with the spot and futures VIP levels being part of the same scheme and sharing the same levels.
**Futures Trading Tiered Fee Schedule:
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Example:
User A executed a market order for a BTC_USDT contract worth 100 USDT, and this user is at VIP10 level;
User B’s order was executed for a BTC_USDT Futures Trading worth 100 USDT, and the user is at VIP10 level.
User A reduced the market depth, and the Taker fee rate corresponding to VIP level 10 is 0.03%. Therefore, the fee that the user needs to pay is: 100*0.03%=0.03USDT, which means a fee expenditure of 0.03USDT.
User B’s order was executed, increasing market depth. The Maker fee rate corresponding to VIP level 10 is -0.005%, so the user can receive a fee reward of: 100 * (-0.005%) = -0.005 USDT, which means they can receive a fee reward of 0.005 USDT.
Q: I learned that GT can be used to pay transaction fees, right?
A: Yes, of course it can be deducted.
- Points on Gate can be used to pay for trading fees on the Gate exchange, with 1 POINT offsetting 1 USDT in fees.
The actual value of 1 POINT is less than 1 USDT (approximately 0.3 USDT/POINT), thus using points can significantly reduce your trading costs.
Points can be used to pay for transaction fees incurred from spot trading and margin trading.
In perpetual Futures Trading, points can be used to pay a portion of the taker fee (0.05%) (You must first transfer points to your perpetual Futures Trading account in order to use points to pay the taker fee).
Q: Do I need to make any settings?
A: Yes, please enter this link: https://www.gate.io/fee, then select the settings as shown in the picture below.
Please note that Gate may restrict or prohibit all or part of its services from restricted areas. Please read the user agreement for more information, link:https://www.gate.io/en/user-agreement.
