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Trading Fees
PowerTrade has a maker-taker fee model. To incentivize liquidity providers, market making orders are subject to lower fees than orders that take liquidity. 25% of all fees charged by PowerTrade will go into the platform's insurance fund.
Instrument \ Fee Type | Maker | Taker | Liquidation | Settlement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spot | 0% | 0.06% | 0.2% | NA |
Options | 0.02% | 0.075% | 0.5% | 0.015% |
Adding liquidity to the spot markets does not incur a fee.
Orders that take liquidity from the spot markets are subject to a 0.06% fee on the value of the trade.
Assets liquidated on the spot market will incur a 0.2% fee on the value of the trade.
Due to sometimes large disparities between notional value and premium value, options fees have an upper limit based on the traded amount, such that the fee is capped at a percentage of the trade value. This percentage is 12.5% of the premium.
Market making orders are subject to a 0.02% fee on the notional value of the contract. This is capped at 12.5% of the premium.
Orders that take liquidity from the market are subject to a 0.075% fee on the notional value of the contract. This is capped at 12.5% of the premium.
Positions that get automatically liquidated are subject to a 0.5% fee on the notional value of the contract. This is capped at 12.5% of the premium.
Upon delivery, contracts that get settled are subject to an additional 0.015% fee on the settled value.