idax exchange vs KTX: fees compared

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

idax exchangeRank #190

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

KTXRank #207

0.2%spot taker0.06%futures taker220coins to withdraw$16.92Bvolume 24h

The short answer

3idax exchangecategories won1 tied6KTX

idax exchange and KTX charge the same headline spot taker fee (0.2%).
On futures, KTX is cheaper for takers (0.06% vs 0.1%).
idax exchange has the cheaper withdrawal fee on 29 of the 33 coins both exchanges list.
KTX publishes the deeper VIP ladder (9 tiers), so high-volume traders can push fees lower there.

Head-to-head

Fee	idax exchange	KTX
Trading fees
Spot maker	0.2%	0.1%cheaper
Spot taker	0.2%	0.2%
Futures maker	0.05%	0.04%cheaper
Futures taker	0.1%	0.06%cheaper
Lowest spot taker (top VIP tier)	0.2%Regular	0.05%cheaperVIP 8
Fee tiers published	1Spot trading	9moreSpot trading
Fee discount with exchange token	0.18% paying fees in ARDX	—
Withdrawals & deposits
Coins you can withdraw	378moresynced 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC	220synced 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC
Median withdrawal fee (coins on both)	$0.1926cheaperacross 33 coins	$0.6670across 33 coins
Cheaper withdrawal on…	29 coinsmore	4 coins
Crypto deposit fee	Free	—
Exchange profile
Volume 24h (spot + derivatives)	$7.19BOI $45.89M	$16.92BmoreOI $903.76K
Markets	Spot, Derivatives	Spot, Derivatives
Fiat currencies	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

idax exchange

$2,000.63/ month

Trading (Regular · 0.2% / 0.2%): $2,000.00
Withdrawals (4× BTC · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) · $0.1563 each): $0.63

KTXCheaper

$1,168.75/ month

Trading (VIP 2 · 0.08% / 0.15%): $1,150.00
Withdrawals (4× BTC · Bitcoin · $4.69 each): $18.75

At $1M of monthly spot volume (50% maker) plus 4 BTC withdrawals, KTX costs $831.87 less per month — $9,982.48 a year.

Taker fee as 30-day volume grows idax exchange KTX

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

idax exchangeSpot trading

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

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

KTXSpot trading

Tier	30d volume ≥	Maker	Taker
VIP 0	—	0.1%	0.2%
VIP 1	$500.00K	0.09%	0.2%
VIP 2	$1.00M	0.08%	0.15%
VIP 3	$3.00M	0.065%	0.1%
VIP 4	$8.00M	0.05%	0.095%
VIP 5	$15.00M	0.04%	0.08%
VIP 6	$30.00M	0.03%	0.07%
VIP 7	$50.00M	0.025%	0.06%
VIP 8	$100.00M	0.02%	0.05%

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

Futures fee tiers side by side

idax exchangeFutures trading — Perpetual

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

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

KTXFutures trading — Perpetual

Tier	30d volume ≥	Maker	Taker
VIP 0	—	0.04%	0.06%
VIP 1	$5.00M	0.02%	0.055%
VIP 2	$20.00M	0.018%	0.045%
VIP 3	$50.00M	0.015%	0.04%
VIP 4	$100.00M	0.012%	0.035%
VIP 5	$200.00M	0.008%	0.032%
VIP 6	$500.00M	0.005%	0.03%
VIP 7	$1.00B	0%	0.028%
VIP 8	$5.00B	-0.002%rebate	0.026%

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

Withdrawal fees, coin by coin33 coins on both

Cheaper on more coinsidax exchange29 vs 4 of 33

Median fee · idax exchange$0.1926on the shared basket

Median fee · KTX$0.6670on the shared basket

Coins only on one side20723 idax exchange · 184 KTX

Coin	idax exchange	KTX	Cheaper
BTCBitcoin	0.0₅2000 BTC$0.1563 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +1	0.0₄6000 BTC$4.69 · Bitcoin	idax exchangesaves $4.53
ETHEthereum	0.0₅2000 ETH$0.005026 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +3	0.0008000 ETH$2.01 · Ethereum (ERC20)	idax exchangesaves $2.01
USDTTether USDt	0.004360 USDT$0.004356 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +4	1.1 USDT$1.10 · Native chain	idax exchangesaves $1.09
BNBBNB	0.0₅8000 BNB$0.006010 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	0.0002000 BNB$0.1502 · Native chain	idax exchangesaves $0.1442
XRPXRP	0.0₄2000 XRP$0.0₄2668 · XRP Ledger	0.1000 XRP$0.1334 · XRP Ledger	idax exchangesaves $0.1334
USDCUSDC	0.004360 USDC$0.004361 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +1	1 USDC$1.00 · Native chain	idax exchangesaves $0.9958
TRXTRON	6.6 TRX$2.22 · Tron (TRC20)	5 TRX$1.68 · Tron (TRC20)	KTXsaves $0.5391
DOGEDogecoin	20 DOGE$1.72 · Dogecoin	0.1000 DOGE$0.008583 · Dogecoin	KTXsaves $1.71
LINKChainlink	0.02821 LINK$0.3357 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.1000 LINK$1.19 · Native chain	idax exchangesaves $0.8541
ADACardano	5 ADA$1.08 · Cardano	3 ADA$0.6477 · Cardano	KTXsaves $0.4318
UNIUniswap	0.07260 UNI$0.6653 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.5000 UNI$4.58 · Native chain	idax exchangesaves $3.92
BCHBitcoin Cash	0.0002000 BCH$0.04986 · Bitcoin Cash	0.001000 BCH$0.2493 · Bitcoin Cash	idax exchangesaves $0.1994
LTCLitecoin	0.0₄9000 LTC$0.005005 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +1	0.1000 LTC$5.56 · Litecoin	idax exchangesaves $5.56
AAVEAave	0.002638 AAVE$0.3586 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.01000 AAVE$1.36 · Native chain	idax exchangesaves $1.00
ASTERAster	0.006258 ASTER$0.004734 · BNB	2 ASTER$1.51 · Native chain	idax exchangesaves $1.51
DOTPolkadot	0.005136 DOT$0.005935 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +1	0.01000 DOT$0.01155 · Polkadot	idax exchangesaves $0.005620
WLFIWorld Liberty Financial	5.5817 WLFI$0.3242 · Ethereum (ERC20)	10 WLFI$0.5808 · Native chain	idax exchangesaves $0.2566
PEPEPepe	87,431 PEPE$0.3269 · Ethereum (ERC20)	100,000 PEPE$0.3739 · Native chain	idax exchangesaves $0.04700
ETCEthereum Classic	0.0003480 ETC$0.002754 · Ethereum Classic	0.002000 ETC$0.01583 · Ethereum Classic	idax exchangesaves $0.01307
ATOMCosmos	0.002000 ATOM$0.003326 · Cosmos Hub	0.1000 ATOM$0.1663 · Cosmos Hub	idax exchangesaves $0.1630
APTAptos	0.02228 APT$0.01482 · Aptos	50 APT$33.27 · Aptos	idax exchangesaves $33.26
LDOLido DAO	0.8922 LDO$0.3461 · Ethereum (ERC20)	2 LDO$0.7759 · Native chain	idax exchangesaves $0.4298
ENSEthereum Name Service	0.05690 ENS$0.3462 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.1000 ENS$0.6085 · Native chain	idax exchangesaves $0.2623
BONKBonk	67,986.66 BONK$0.1926 · Solana	200,000 BONK$0.5667 · Native chain	idax exchangesaves $0.3740
JASMYJasmyCoin	70.9055 JASMY$0.2847 · Ethereum (ERC20)	145 JASMY$0.5822 · Native chain	idax exchangesaves $0.2975

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Deposit, fiat, card and other fees

Fee	idax exchange	KTX
Crypto deposit fee	Free	—

idax exchange vs KTX — FAQ

Is idax exchange or KTX cheaper?

idax exchange and KTX charge the same headline spot taker fee (0.2%). On futures, KTX is cheaper for takers (0.06% vs 0.1%). idax exchange has the cheaper withdrawal fee on 29 of the 33 coins both exchanges list. KTX publishes the deeper VIP ladder (9 tiers), so high-volume traders can push fees lower there.

Which has lower trading fees, idax exchange or KTX?

idax exchange charges 0.2% taker / 0.2% maker on spot and 0.1% taker on futures at the entry tier. KTX charges 0.2% taker / 0.1% maker on spot and 0.06% taker on futures. Across the metrics we compare, KTX 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, idax exchange or KTX?

Of the 33 coins both exchanges let you withdraw, idax exchange is cheaper on 29, KTX on 4. The median withdrawal fee on that shared basket is $0.1926 on idax exchange versus $0.6670 on KTX. 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 idax exchange or KTX?

idax exchange: 0.18% paying fees in ARDX. Both exchanges also cut maker/taker rates as your 30-day volume rises — idax exchange publishes 1 tier and KTX publishes 9 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 idax exchange and KTX 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 idax exchange, 2026-08-28 for KTX). Withdrawal fees are synced from each exchange's own API or fee page (last sync 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC for idax exchange, 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC for KTX). 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: idax exchange fees · KTX fees.