BitMEX vs HTX: fees compared

Every fee that costs you money on BitMEX 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.

BitMEXRank #75 · founded 2014

0.05–0.1%spot taker0.05%futures taker51coins to withdraw$8.58Mvolume 24h

Trade on BitMEX ↗

HTXRank #10 · founded 2013

0.2%spot taker0.05–0.06%futures taker1,159coins to withdraw$2.55Bvolume 24h

Trade on HTX ↗

The short answer

4BitMEXcategories won1 tied5HTX

BitMEX charges 0.05–0.1% on spot taker orders versus 0.2% on HTX.
Futures taker fees are identical at 0.05%.
BitMEX has the cheaper withdrawal fee on 23 of the 36 coins both exchanges list (5 tie).
HTX publishes the deeper VIP ladder (12 tiers), so high-volume traders can push fees lower there.

Head-to-head

Fee	BitMEX	HTX
Trading fees
Spot maker	0.05–0.1%cheaper	0.2%
Spot taker	0.05–0.1%cheaper	0.2%
Futures maker	0.05%	0.02%cheaper
Futures taker	0.05%	0.05–0.06%
Lowest spot taker (top VIP tier)	0.05%Regular	0.0218%cheaperPrime11
Fee tiers published	1Spot trading — Spot USDT quoted	12moreSpot trading
Fee discount with exchange token	—	−25% paying fees in HTX
Withdrawals & deposits
Coins you can withdraw	51synced 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC	1,159moresynced 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC
Median withdrawal fee (coins on both)	$0.1324cheaperacross 36 coins	$0.7114across 36 coins
Cheaper withdrawal on…	23 coinsmore5 tied	8 coins5 tied
Crypto deposit fee	—	—
Exchange profile
Volume 24h (spot + derivatives)	$8.58MOI $40.92M	$2.55BmoreOI $2.08B
Markets	Spot, Derivativesfounded 2014	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?

30-day trading volume$1MMaker share of that volume50% maker

Withdrawals per month

BitMEXCheaper

$503.27/ month

Trading (Regular · 0.05% / 0.05%): $500.00
Withdrawals (4× BTC · Bitcoin · $0.8168 each): $3.27

HTX

$1,003.27/ month

Trading (Prime3 · 0.1% / 0.1%): $1,000.00
Withdrawals (4× BTC · Tron (TRC20) · $0.8168 each): $3.27

At $1M of monthly spot volume (50% maker) plus 4 BTC withdrawals, BitMEX costs $500.00 less per month — $6,000.00 a year.

Taker fee as 30-day volume grows BitMEX HTX

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

BitMEXSpot trading — Spot USDT quoted

Tier	30d volume ≥	Maker	Taker
Regular	—	0.05%	0.05%

Source: BitMEX fee schedule ↗ · verified 2026-08-28

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

BitMEXFutures trading — Futures quarterly

Tier	30d volume ≥	Maker	Taker
Regular	—	0.05%	0.05%

Source: BitMEX 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 coin36 coins on both

Cheaper on more coinsBitMEX23 vs 8 of 36

Median fee · BitMEX$0.1324on the shared basket

Median fee · HTX$0.7114on the shared basket

Coins only on one side8438 BitMEX · 835 HTX

Coin	BitMEX	HTX	Cheaper
BTCBitcoin	0.0₄1000 BTC$0.8168 · Bitcoin	0.0₄1000 BTC$0.8168 · Tron (TRC20) +4	same
ETHEthereum	0.0₄5000 ETH$0.1237 · Optimism +3	0.0005000 ETH$1.24 · Ethereum (ERC20)	BitMEXsaves $1.11
USDTTether USDt	0.05000 USDT$0.04997 · Arbitrum One +5	0.01000 USDT$0.009993 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +4	HTXsaves $0.03997
BNBBNB	0.002000 BNB$1.47 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	0.0007560 BNB$0.5550 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	HTXsaves $0.9131
XRPXRP	0.2000 XRP$0.2754 · XRP Ledger	0.2500 XRP$0.3443 · XRP Ledger	BitMEXsaves $0.06885
USDCUSDC	0.05000 USDC$0.05001 · Arbitrum One +4	0.4824 USDC$0.4825 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +3	BitMEXsaves $0.4325
TRXTRON	1 TRX$0.3327 · Tron (TRC20)	1.5 TRX$0.4991 · Tron (TRC20) +1	BitMEXsaves $0.1664
HYPEHyperliquid	0.0₄3000 HYPE$0.002535 · HyperEVM	0.0001000 HYPE$0.008451 · Hyperliquid	BitMEXsaves $0.005916
DOGEDogecoin	5 DOGE$0.4210 · Dogecoin	5 DOGE$0.4210 · Dogecoin	same
LINKChainlink	0.2500 LINK$3.17 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.1588 LINK$2.01 · Ethereum (ERC20)	HTXsaves $1.16
ADACardano	1 ADA$0.2337 · Cardano	1 ADA$0.2337 · Cardano	same
NEARNEAR Protocol	0.02000 NEAR$0.09032 · NEAR	0.01000 NEAR$0.04516 · NEAR	HTXsaves $0.04516
BCHBitcoin Cash	0.0005000 BCH$0.1410 · Bitcoin Cash	0.001000 BCH$0.2820 · Bitcoin Cash +1	BitMEXsaves $0.1410
LTCLitecoin	0.0002000 LTC$0.01261 · Litecoin	0.001000 LTC$0.06305 · Litecoin	BitMEXsaves $0.05044
USDeEthena USDe	0.0₅1000 USDe$0.0₆9996 · Ethereum (ERC20)	1.8777 USDe$1.88 · Ethereum (ERC20)	BitMEXsaves $1.88
UNIUniswap	0.5000 UNI$3.67 · Ethereum (ERC20)	1.6205 UNI$11.88 · Ethereum (ERC20)	BitMEXsaves $8.22
AVAXAvalanche	0.005000 AVAX$0.05050 · AVAX	0.06000 AVAX$0.6060 · Avalanche C-Chain	BitMEXsaves $0.5555
SHIBShiba Inu	250,000 SHIB$1.32 · Ethereum (ERC20)	1,397,947.6 SHIB$7.40 · Ethereum (ERC20)	BitMEXsaves $6.08
XAUtTether Gold	0.0005000 XAUt$2.06 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.0004090 XAUt$1.69 · Ethereum (ERC20)	HTXsaves $0.3758
OKBOKB	0.0₇1000 OKB$0.0₅1241 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.5000 OKB$62.07 · Ethereum (ERC20)	BitMEXsaves $62.07
AAVEAave	0.02000 AAVE$3.33 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.01478 AAVE$2.46 · Ethereum (ERC20)	HTXsaves $0.8688
DOTPolkadot	0.1000 DOT$0.1084 · Polkadot	0.1000 DOT$0.1084 · Polkadot	same
POLPolygon (prev. MATIC)	0.08000 POL$0.007854 · Polygon	0.1000 POL$0.009817 · Polygon +1	BitMEXsaves $0.001963
ATOMCosmos	0.02000 ATOM$0.03476 · Cosmos Hub	0.005000 ATOM$0.008690 · ATOM1 (Cosmos)	HTXsaves $0.02607
TRUMPOFFICIAL TRUMP	0.0₇1000 TRUMP$0.0₇1825 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.1854 TRUMP$0.3384 · Tron (TRC20) +1	BitMEXsaves $0.3384

Showing 1–25 of 36 coins

Deposit, fiat, card and other fees

Fee	BitMEX	HTX
Futures settlement/delivery fee	Free	—
P2P maker feeP2P	—	Free
P2P taker feeP2P	—	Free

BitMEX vs HTX — FAQ

Is BitMEX or HTX cheaper?

BitMEX charges 0.05–0.1% on spot taker orders versus 0.2% on HTX. Futures taker fees are identical at 0.05%. BitMEX has the cheaper withdrawal fee on 23 of the 36 coins both exchanges list (5 tie). HTX publishes the deeper VIP ladder (12 tiers), so high-volume traders can push fees lower there.

Which has lower trading fees, BitMEX or HTX?

BitMEX charges 0.05–0.1% taker / 0.05–0.1% 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, BitMEX or HTX?

Of the 36 coins both exchanges let you withdraw, BitMEX is cheaper on 23, HTX on 8, and 5 are identical. The median withdrawal fee on that shared basket is $0.1324 on BitMEX versus $0.7114 on HTX. BitMEX is the cheaper default, but the winner changes coin by coin — check the coin you actually withdraw.

How can I pay lower fees on BitMEX or HTX?

HTX: −25% paying fees in HTX. Both exchanges also cut maker/taker rates as your 30-day volume rises — BitMEX publishes 1 tier 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 BitMEX 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 BitMEX, 2026-08-28 for HTX). Withdrawal fees are synced from each exchange's own API or fee page (last sync 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC for BitMEX, 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC for HTX). USD amounts are recomputed at the live coin price.

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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: BitMEX fees · HTX fees.