Antarctic vs HTX: fees compared
Every fee that costs you money on Antarctic and HTX, side by side — trading fees at each VIP tier, withdrawal fees coin by coin, deposits and fiat. Sourced from each exchange’s own fee pages.
AntarcticExchange
HTXRank #10 · founded 2013The short answer
- Futures taker fees are identical at 0.05%.
- HTX publishes the deeper VIP ladder (12 tiers), so high-volume traders can push fees lower there.
Head-to-head
| Fee | Antarctic | HTX |
|---|---|---|
| Trading fees | ||
| Spot / swap maker | — | 0.2% |
| Spot / swap taker | — | 0.2% |
| Futures maker | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| Futures taker | 0.05% | 0.05–0.06% |
| Lowest spot taker (top VIP tier) | 0.02%cheaperVIP 5 | 0.0218%Prime11 |
| Fee tiers published | 6 | 12moreSpot trading |
| Fee discount with exchange token | — | −25% paying fees in HTX |
| Withdrawals & deposits | ||
| Coins you can withdraw | — | 1,159synced 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC |
| Median withdrawal fee (coins on both) | — | — |
| Cheaper withdrawal on… | — | — |
| Crypto deposit fee | — | — |
| Exchange profile | ||
| Volume 24h (spot + derivatives) | $310.78MOI $324.85M | $2.55BmoreOI $2.08B |
| Markets | DEX, Derivatives | Spot, Derivativesfounded 2013 |
| Fiat currencies | — | 50 currenciesALL, AUD, BRL, BGN, CZK, CHF… |
“Cheaper” marks the better number on that row only. A dash means we have not verified that fee for the exchange yet — it is not a claim that the fee is zero.
What would you actually pay?
- Trading (Regular · 0.02% / 0.05%)
- $350.00
- Withdrawals (no coin selected)
- —
- Trading (Prime1 · 0.015% / 0.045%)
- $300.00
- Withdrawals (no coin selected)
- —
At $1M of monthly futures volume (50% maker) plus 4 coin withdrawals, HTX costs $50.00 less per month — $600.00 a year.
Estimate only: it applies each exchange’s published VIP ladder for the market you picked, ignores token-payment discounts, referral rebates and promotional zero-fee pairs, and assumes every withdrawal uses the cheapest network above. Negative fees are maker rebates.
Spot fee tiers side by side
Antarctic
No spot fee tiers verified for Antarctic yet.
HTXSpot trading
| Tier | 30d volume ≥ | Maker | Taker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime0 | — | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Prime1 | $30.00K | 0.16% | 0.17% |
| Prime2 | $120.00K | 0.14% | 0.15% |
| Prime3 | $600.00K | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Prime4 | $3.00M | 0.08% | 0.1% |
| Prime5 | $12.00M | 0.06% | 0.09% |
| Prime6 | $40.00M | 0.05% | 0.07% |
| Prime7 | $80.00M | 0.04% | 0.05% |
| Prime8 | $160.00M | 0.03% | 0.035% |
| Prime9 | $300.00M | 0.0224% | 0.0318% |
| Prime10 | $900.00M | 0.0168% | 0.0268% |
| Prime11 | $1.80B | 0.0126% | 0.0218% |
Source: HTX fee schedule ↗ · verified 2026-08-28
Futures fee tiers side by side
AntarcticFutures trading
| Tier | 30d volume ≥ | Maker | Taker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | — | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| VIP 1 | $2.50M | 0.018% | 0.045% |
| VIP 2 | $10.00M | 0.015% | 0.04% |
| VIP 3 | $50.00M | 0.01% | 0.035% |
| VIP 4 | $100.00M | 0.005% | 0.03% |
| VIP 5 | $500.00M | 0% | 0.02% |
Source: Antarctic fee schedule ↗ · verified 2026-08-28
HTXFutures trading — COIN-M (inverse)
| Tier | 30d volume ≥ | Maker | Taker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime0 | — | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Prime1 | $300.00K | 0.015% | 0.045% |
| Prime2 | $5.00M | 0.012% | 0.045% |
| Prime3 | $10.00M | 0.009% | 0.042% |
| Prime4 | $20.00M | 0.006% | 0.04% |
| Prime5 | $100.00M | 0.003% | 0.036% |
| Prime6 | $300.00M | 0% | 0.035% |
| Prime7 | $500.00M | -0.002%rebate | 0.033% |
| Prime8 | $600.00M | -0.003%rebate | 0.032% |
| Prime9 | $700.00M | -0.004%rebate | 0.03% |
| Prime10 | $1.00B | -0.005%rebate | 0.0285% |
| Prime11 | $1.50B | -0.008%rebate | 0.027% |
Source: HTX fee schedule ↗ · verified 2026-08-28
Withdrawal fees, coin by coin
We have not synced withdrawal fees for Antarctic yet, so there is nothing to compare coin by coin. See HTX withdrawal fees →
Deposit, fiat, card and other fees
| Fee | Antarctic | HTX |
|---|---|---|
| P2P maker feeP2P | — | Free |
| P2P taker feeP2P | — | Free |
Antarctic vs HTX — FAQ
Is Antarctic or HTX cheaper?
Futures taker fees are identical at 0.05%. HTX publishes the deeper VIP ladder (12 tiers), so high-volume traders can push fees lower there.
Which has lower trading fees, Antarctic or HTX?
Antarctic charges — taker / — maker on spot and 0.05% taker on futures at the entry tier. HTX charges 0.2% taker / 0.2% maker on spot and 0.05–0.06% taker on futures. Across the metrics we compare, HTX wins more of them. Both drop as your 30-day volume grows — use the calculator above to price your own volume.
Which is cheaper for withdrawals, Antarctic or HTX?
We do not yet have withdrawal fees synced for both exchanges, so we can't compare them coin by coin.
How can I pay lower fees on Antarctic or HTX?
HTX: −25% paying fees in HTX. Both exchanges also cut maker/taker rates as your 30-day volume rises — Antarctic publishes 6 tiers and HTX publishes 12 tiers. Choosing the cheapest withdrawal network matters just as much: on many coins the gap between networks is larger than the gap between exchanges.
Are these Antarctic and HTX fees up to date?
Trading fees are hand-curated from each exchange's official fee schedule and carry the date we last verified them (2026-08-28 for Antarctic, 2026-08-28 for HTX). Withdrawal fees are synced from each exchange's own API or fee page, 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC for HTX). USD amounts are recomputed at the live coin price.
Other comparisons
Trading and other fee numbers are hand-curated from each exchange’s official fee pages (linked next to every tier table) and carry the date we last verified them. Withdrawal fees are synced from each exchange’s own API or fee page; USD amounts are computed at the current live coin price, so they move with the market. Rates exclude referral rebates, promotional zero-fee pairs and regional pricing. Full detail per exchange: Antarctic fees · HTX fees.