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Trading Fee Budget: A Worked Crypto Example With Fees Included

Trading fees are small per trade and large per month. A fee budget makes the cost of your trading frequency visible.

By ChartsPod Editorial Team · Reviewed by ChartsPod Research
Published · Updated · 5 min read

Short answer

Monthly fee budget = trades per month × average notional × round-trip fee rate. Example: 120 trades a month at $8,000 average notional with 0.05% taker fees on both sides costs 120 × $8,000 × 0.10% = $960. Using maker orders for entries (0.02%) cuts it to about $672. Compare that with your expected gross profit; if fees take a large share, reduce frequency, size or switch order types where realistic.

Worked example

StepValue
Trades per month120
Avg notional$8,000
Taker both sides (0.10%)$960 / month
Maker entry + taker exit (0.07%)$672 / month
Per trade (taker/taker)$8.00
Per trade (maker/taker)$5.60
Monthly fee budget by order mix ($)Monthly fee budget by order mix ($): Taker / taker 960 $; Maker / taker 672 $; Maker / maker 384 $.MONTHLY FEE BUDGET BY ORDER MIX ($)Taker / taker$960Maker / taker$672Maker / maker$384
Order type is the biggest lever after frequency. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

Fees vs edge

If expected gross profit is $2,000 a month, taker/taker fees take 48% of it. Halving trade count or using maker entries changes the economics more than most strategy tweaks.

Fee budget reviewFee budget review: Count trades per month; Average notional; Actual fee tier; Maker fill rate realistic?; Fees as % of gross profit.FEE BUDGET REVIEWCount trades per monthAverage notionalActual fee tierMaker fill rate realistic?Fees as % of gross profit
Review monthly. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

Conclusion

Related: Crypto Risk-Reward After Fees: Calculate the Real Break-Even Win Rate, Crypto Charting Subscriptions: Data Fees vs Platform Fees.

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Monthly fee budget = trades per month × average notional × round-trip fee rate.

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Questions readers ask

How do I calculate monthly trading fees?

Trades × notional × round-trip rate.

How can I reduce them?

Fewer trades, maker orders, better fee tier.

Are maker fills guaranteed?

No; model unfilled orders.

Sources and methodology

Arithmetic uses standard sizing formulas. Fee rates (0.05% taker, 0.02% maker), slippage and funding values are illustrative; check your venue's schedule. Liquidation figures are simplified approximations; exchanges calculate them with their own maintenance-margin rules (see Bybit's documentation).

  1. Bybit: Liquidation process — mark price and margin modes.
  2. ChartsPod: product overview, pricing and FAQ — free terminal, venues, modules, no order placement; checked 17 Oct 2026.

This article explains research tools and workflows. It is not financial advice, does not recommend buying or selling any asset and does not predict prices. Crypto derivatives carry a risk of rapid and total loss of margin.

CHARTSPOD EDITORIAL EDITION · RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ONLY · NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE.