HTX vs idax exchange: fees compared

Every fee that costs you money on HTX and idax exchange, 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.

HTXRank #10 · founded 2013

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

Trade on HTX ↗

idax exchangeRank #190

0.2%spot taker0.1%futures taker378coins to withdraw$7.19Bvolume 24h

The short answer

5HTXcategories won2 tied3idax exchange

HTX and idax exchange charge the same headline spot taker fee (0.2%).
On futures, HTX is cheaper for takers (0.05–0.06% vs 0.1%).
idax exchange has the cheaper withdrawal fee on 40 of the 45 coins both exchanges list.
HTX publishes the deeper VIP ladder (12 tiers), so high-volume traders can push fees lower there.

Head-to-head

Fee	HTX	idax exchange
Trading fees
Spot maker	0.2%	0.2%
Spot taker	0.2%	0.2%
Futures maker	0.02%cheaper	0.05%
Futures taker	0.05–0.06%cheaper	0.1%
Lowest spot taker (top VIP tier)	0.0218%cheaperPrime11	0.2%Regular
Fee tiers published	12moreSpot trading	1Spot trading
Fee discount with exchange token	−25% paying fees in HTX	0.18% paying fees in ARDX
Withdrawals & deposits
Coins you can withdraw	1,159moresynced 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC	378synced 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC
Median withdrawal fee (coins on both)	$0.5400across 45 coins	$0.08084cheaperacross 45 coins
Cheaper withdrawal on…	5 coins	40 coinsmore
Crypto deposit fee	—	Free
Exchange profile
Volume 24h (spot + derivatives)	$2.55BOI $2.08B	$7.19BmoreOI $45.89M
Markets	Spot, Derivativesfounded 2013	Spot, Derivatives
Fiat currencies	50 currenciesALL, AUD, BRL, BGN, CZK, CHF…	SupportedBank, 3rd-party

“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

HTXCheaper

$1,003.12/ month

Trading (Prime3 · 0.1% / 0.1%): $1,000.00
Withdrawals (4× BTC · Tron (TRC20) · $0.7801 each): $3.12

idax exchange

$2,000.62/ month

Trading (Regular · 0.2% / 0.2%): $2,000.00
Withdrawals (4× BTC · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) · $0.1560 each): $0.62

At $1M of monthly spot volume (50% maker) plus 4 BTC withdrawals, HTX costs $997.50 less per month — $11,970.04 a year.

Taker fee as 30-day volume grows HTX idax exchange

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

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

idax exchangeSpot trading

Tier	30d volume ≥	Maker	Taker
Regular	—	0.2%	0.2%

Source: idax exchange fee schedule ↗ · verified 2026-08-28

Futures fee tiers side by side

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

idax exchangeFutures trading — Perpetual

Tier	30d volume ≥	Maker	Taker
Regular	—	0.05%	0.1%

Source: idax exchange fee schedule ↗ · verified 2026-08-28

Withdrawal fees, coin by coin45 coins on both

Cheaper on more coinsidax exchange5 vs 40 of 45

Median fee · HTX$0.5400on the shared basket

Median fee · idax exchange$0.08084on the shared basket

Coins only on one side837826 HTX · 11 idax exchange

Coin	HTX	idax exchange	Cheaper
BTCBitcoin	0.0₄1000 BTC$0.7801 · Tron (TRC20) +4	0.0₅2000 BTC$0.1560 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +1	idax exchangesaves $0.6241
ETHEthereum	0.0005000 ETH$1.25 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.0₅2000 ETH$0.005011 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +3	idax exchangesaves $1.25
USDTTether USDt	0.01000 USDT$0.009991 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +4	0.004360 USDT$0.004356 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +4	idax exchangesaves $0.005635
BNBBNB	0.0007560 BNB$0.5661 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	0.0₅8000 BNB$0.005991 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	idax exchangesaves $0.5601
XRPXRP	0.2500 XRP$0.3306 · XRP Ledger	0.0₄2000 XRP$0.0₄2645 · XRP Ledger	idax exchangesaves $0.3306
USDCUSDC	0.4824 USDC$0.4825 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +3	0.004360 USDC$0.004361 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +1	idax exchangesaves $0.4781
TRXTRON	1.5 TRX$0.5066 · Tron (TRC20) +1	6.6 TRX$2.23 · Tron (TRC20)	HTXsaves $1.72
DOGEDogecoin	5 DOGE$0.4261 · Dogecoin	20 DOGE$1.70 · Dogecoin	HTXsaves $1.28
LINKChainlink	0.1588 LINK$1.87 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.02821 LINK$0.3330 · Ethereum (ERC20)	idax exchangesaves $1.54
ADACardano	1 ADA$0.2139 · Cardano	5 ADA$1.07 · Cardano	HTXsaves $0.8556
UNIUniswap	1.6205 UNI$14.10 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.07260 UNI$0.6317 · Ethereum (ERC20)	idax exchangesaves $13.47
BCHBitcoin Cash	0.001000 BCH$0.2480 · Bitcoin Cash +1	0.0002000 BCH$0.04960 · Bitcoin Cash	idax exchangesaves $0.1984
LTCLitecoin	0.001000 LTC$0.05511 · Litecoin	0.0₄9000 LTC$0.004960 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +1	idax exchangesaves $0.05015
AAVEAave	0.01478 AAVE$1.99 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.002638 AAVE$0.3558 · Ethereum (ERC20)	idax exchangesaves $1.64
ASTERAster	0.5066 ASTER$0.3788 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	0.006258 ASTER$0.004678 · BNB	idax exchangesaves $0.3741
DOTPolkadot	0.1000 DOT$0.1126 · Polkadot	0.005136 DOT$0.005782 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +1	idax exchangesaves $0.1068
PEPEPepe	486,699.84 PEPE$1.80 · Ethereum (ERC20)	87,431 PEPE$0.3231 · Ethereum (ERC20)	idax exchangesaves $1.48
ETCEthereum Classic	0.01000 ETC$0.07877 · Ethereum Classic	0.0003480 ETC$0.002741 · Ethereum Classic	idax exchangesaves $0.07603
ATOMCosmos	0.005000 ATOM$0.008195 · ATOM1 (Cosmos)	0.002000 ATOM$0.003278 · Cosmos Hub	idax exchangesaves $0.004917
CAKEPancakeSwap	0.2183 CAKE$0.5400 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	0.002540 CAKE$0.006283 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	idax exchangesaves $0.5337
JUPJupiter	4.5461 JUP$1.16 · Solana	0.9147 JUP$0.2339 · Solana	idax exchangesaves $0.9287
APTAptos	0.01000 APT$0.006762 · Aptos	0.02228 APT$0.01506 · Aptos	HTXsaves $0.008301
LDOLido DAO	5.1203 LDO$1.96 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.8922 LDO$0.3422 · Ethereum (ERC20)	idax exchangesaves $1.62
ENSEthereum Name Service	0.3171 ENS$1.91 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.05690 ENS$0.3429 · Ethereum (ERC20)	idax exchangesaves $1.57
BONKBonk	344,253.89 BONK$0.9646 · Solana	67,986.66 BONK$0.1905 · Solana	idax exchangesaves $0.7741

Showing 1–25 of 45 coins

Deposit, fiat, card and other fees

Fee	HTX	idax exchange
Crypto deposit fee	—	Free
P2P maker feeP2P	Free	—
P2P taker feeP2P	Free	—

HTX vs idax exchange — FAQ

Is HTX or idax exchange cheaper?

HTX and idax exchange charge the same headline spot taker fee (0.2%). On futures, HTX is cheaper for takers (0.05–0.06% vs 0.1%). idax exchange has the cheaper withdrawal fee on 40 of the 45 coins both exchanges list. HTX publishes the deeper VIP ladder (12 tiers), so high-volume traders can push fees lower there.

Which has lower trading fees, HTX or idax exchange?

HTX charges 0.2% taker / 0.2% maker on spot and 0.05–0.06% taker on futures at the entry tier. idax exchange charges 0.2% taker / 0.2% maker on spot and 0.1% 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, HTX or idax exchange?

Of the 45 coins both exchanges let you withdraw, HTX is cheaper on 5, idax exchange on 40. The median withdrawal fee on that shared basket is $0.5400 on HTX versus $0.08084 on idax exchange. idax exchange is the cheaper default, but the winner changes coin by coin — check the coin you actually withdraw.

How can I pay lower fees on HTX or idax exchange?

HTX: −25% paying fees in HTX. idax exchange: 0.18% paying fees in ARDX. Both exchanges also cut maker/taker rates as your 30-day volume rises — HTX publishes 12 tiers and idax exchange publishes 1 tier. 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 HTX and idax exchange 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 HTX, 2026-08-28 for idax exchange). Withdrawal fees are synced from each exchange's own API or fee page (last sync 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC for HTX, 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC for idax exchange). 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: HTX fees · idax exchange fees.