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▮ INDEPENDENT RISK & FEE GUIDE

Understand
leverage risk
before fees.

Futures and leverage amplify losses; trading fees are only one part of the cost. CryptoCompass aggregates 9 exchanges' public fee schedules, funding rates and risk material so you grasp liquidation mechanics, jurisdictional limits, funding rate exposure and security boundaries first. We do not provide trading signals or investment advice.

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Public Material Summary · 9 Exchanges

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▮ Public Notes

BinanceBinance

BTC/ETH spot depth10 / 10
Token coverage9.5 / 10
Funding rate fairness6.5 / 10
New listing speed5.0 / 10

Binance covers spot and derivatives. Verify the target domain is binance.com and check fees, product availability, KYC and jurisdictional limits before clicking.

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▮ Public Notes

OKXOKX

Derivative product range9.5 / 10
Options depth9.3 / 10
Web3 wallet integration9.8 / 10
Customer support7.0 / 10

OKX covers spot, derivatives, options and Web3. Available services differ by region — refer to the official page and your local regulations.

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▮ Public Notes

BybitBybit

Order book depth9.2 / 10
Funding rate fairness9.0 / 10
API rate limit8.5 / 10
Withdrawal speed9.5 / 10

Public materials show Bybit offering a wide derivatives suite. Futures carry high risk — verify regional availability, fees, liquidation rules and official risk warnings before use.

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▮ Public Notes

BitgetBitget

Copy trading system9.2 / 10
Derivative products7.5 / 10
Beginner friendliness8.0 / 10
Customer service7.8 / 10

Copy trading does not reduce trading risk. Following others' positions can also amplify losses. Beginners should first understand leverage, slippage and risk control.

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▮ Public Notes

MEXCMEXC

New listing speed9.8 / 10
Low-cap token coverage9.5 / 10
Spot maker fee10 / 10 (0%)
Derivatives stability7.0 / 10

Low-cap assets carry higher volatility and liquidity risk. Don't optimise only for listing speed or fees — verify liquidity, withdrawal limits, regional availability and project-specific risk.

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Gate.ioGate.io

Token coverage9.7 / 10
Veteran exchange9.0 / 10
UI complexity6.0 / 10
Niche derivatives8.5 / 10

Gate.io has been operating for many years and lists many small-cap pairs. Liquidity in long-tail derivatives can be thin — verify slippage and exit liquidity before sizing up.

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HTXHTX

Asia user base8.5 / 10
Derivatives stability8.0 / 10
Domain & rebrand history6.0 / 10
Customer support7.0 / 10

HTX rebranded from Huobi. Cross-check official communications channels — phishing pages mimicking the rebrand have been observed in 2024.

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LBankLBank

Asian emerging markets8.0 / 10
Altcoin liquidity backup7.5 / 10
Established history7.0 / 10
Derivatives depth6.5 / 10

LBank covers many small-cap altcoins. Treat it as a complement to a primary exchange rather than a single point of liquidity for large positions.

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BitMartBitMart

Korean / theme tokens8.0 / 10
Spot trading7.5 / 10
Past security incidents5.0 / 10
Derivatives6.0 / 10

BitMart suffered a hack in late 2021 and reimbursed users via insurance. Past security history does not predict the future — keep position sizes conservative.

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Understand the Risk by Scenario

[SCENARIO → RISK CHECK]
HF

High-frequency / Scalping

The more trades you make, the more fees, spread, slippage and emotional cost stack up.

First verify fees · depth · risk tolerance

ARB

Cross-platform arbitrage

Spreads can be erased by withdrawal time, risk control, freezing, slippage and funding rates.

First verify withdrawal rules · risk control · tax impact

SC

Small-cap assets

Small-cap assets can show extreme volatility, liquidity drought, withdrawal halts and project-team risk.

First verify liquidity · withdrawal · project risk

DCA

Long-term holding

Long-term holding still faces platform, key, tax, regulatory and large-scale price-fluctuation risk.

First verify custody · tax · risk disclosure

CP

Copy trading

Copy trading does not guarantee returns and can amplify losses; past returns do not predict future results.

First verify drawdown · leverage · stop rules

DF

DeFi / Web3

Self-custody wallets, cross-chain bridges and dApp approvals carry private key, contract and authorization risk.

First verify approvals · keys · contract risk

USDT-M Perpetual Taker Fees

[USDT-M PERP · VIP 0]
Exchange Maker Taker 10K USDT / month Visit Site
1Binance 0.020% 0.050% $ 5.00 Visit Site →
2OKX 0.020% 0.050% $ 5.00 Visit Site →
3Bybit 0.010% 0.060% $ 6.00 Visit Site →
4Bitget 0.020% 0.060% $ 6.00 Visit Site →
5Gate.io 0.015% 0.050% $ 5.00 Visit Site →
6MEXC 0.010% 0.040% $ 4.00 Visit Site →
7HTX 0.020% 0.050% $ 5.00 Visit Site →
8LBank 0.020% 0.060% $ 6.00 Visit Site →
9BitMart 0.020% 0.060% $ 6.00 Visit Site →
▮ Fees ≠ Real Cost Real futures cost = Taker fee × 2 + accumulated funding fee + slippage loss. The table above only shows the Taker fee snapshot; funding rate and slippage can substantially change real cost. Do not treat the fee table as an account-opening recommendation. Full comparison with funding rate history → Cost Calculator

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