# PowerTrade Fees Explained | Options, Futures & Altcoin Trading Costs

PowerTrade has a maker-taker fee model. To incentivize liquidity providers, market making orders are subject to lower fees than orders that take liquidity.

## Schedule of fees

| Instrument \ Fee Type | Maker  | Taker  | Liquidation | Settlement |
| --------------------- | ------ | ------ | ----------- | ---------- |
| Spot                  | 0.10%  | 0.10%  | 0.75%       | NA         |
| BTC,ETH Options       | 0.075% | 0.075% | 0.2%        | 0.020%     |
| Non BTC, ETH Options  | 0.15%  | 0.15%  | 0.2%        | 0.040%     |
| Perpetuals            | 0.075% | 0.075% | 0.75%       | NA         |
| Futures               | 0.075% | 0.075% | 0.75%       | 0.025%     |
| 10mins Options        | 0%     | 0%     | N/A         | 30%        |
| 1hour Options         | 0%     | 0%     | N/A         | 30%        |

## Spot Fees

### Maker Fee

Adding liquidity to the spot markets does not incur a fee.

### Taker Fee

Orders that take liquidity from the spot markets are subject to a **0.10%** fee on the value of the trade.

### Liquidation

Assets liquidated on the spot market will incur a **0.75%** fee on the value of the trade.

## Options Fees

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.

### Maker Fee

Market making orders are subject to a **0.075%** fee on the notional value of the contract. This is capped at 12.5% of the premium.

### Taker Fee

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.

### Liquidation

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.

### Settlement

Upon delivery, contracts that get settled are subject to an additional **0.02%** fee on the settled value.

## Still have questions?

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