What a 10,000 USDT futures trade actually costs on Bitbase
0.02% maker vs 0.06% taker, both sides, and how the VIP ladder changes it
Key takeaway
Futures fees look tiny as percentages, so most people ignore them. On Bitbase the gap between paying maker and paying taker is 3x, and you pay on the way in and on the way out, so it's worth doing the math once.
The image is from Bitbase's help-center guide: the web order panel on the BTCUSDT perpetual with the Limit and Market tabs, price and size fields, TP/SL and the Open Long / Open Short buttons.
The base rates (VIP0)
- Maker: 0.02% (your order rests in the book and someone fills it)
- Taker: 0.06% (your order fills against the book, like a market order)
These come from Bitbase's VIP fee notice, which raised several taker tiers on Sept 4, 2026 and left every maker rate unchanged. VIP0 stayed at 0.02% / 0.06%. Bitbase also says rates can depend on your region, so check the fee page in your own account before you plan around them.
Worked example: 10,000 USDT notional
Fees are charged on both the opening and the closing fill.
- Taker in, taker out: 6 + 6 = 12 USDT
- Maker in, maker out: 2 + 2 = 4 USDT
- Maker in, taker out (common when a stop or market close gets you out): 2 + 6 = 8 USDT
Leverage doesn't change this. The fee is on the position's notional value, not on your margin. So at higher leverage the same 12 USDT is a much bigger share of the margin you actually put up.
The VIP ladder (maker / taker after the Sept 4 change)
- VIP0: 0.0200% / 0.0600%
- VIP1: 0.0180% / 0.0550%
- VIP2: 0.0160% / 0.0500%
- VIP3: 0.0140% / 0.0450%
- VIP4: 0.0120% / 0.0400%
- VIP5: 0.0100% / 0.0350%
- VIP6: 0.0080% / 0.0300%
- VIP7: 0.0050% / 0.0250%
Three cost lines, not one
Bitbase's own formula: Realized PNL = Closing PNL + Funding Fees − Trading Fees. So:
- Trading fees: the maker/taker math above
- Funding: paid or received while you hold through a settlement, can go either way
- Slippage: market orders don't promise the displayed price
Since July 16, 2026, Bitbase shows opening and closing fees as separate lines in position details, so you can check exactly what each side cost.
Practical habit
Bitbase's own notice suggests limit orders to keep costs down. Post Only is one of the listed order types, and it makes sure an order only ever pays the maker rate, never the taker rate.
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