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Binance vs 
OKX futures fees and funding rates compared
Compare Binance and OKX futures fees at the standard VIP 0 level, today's funding rates and bid-ask spreads, and the yearly cost for three common trading styles.
BTC-USDT
Is Binance or OKX cheaper for futures trading?
saves $71.87 a year · Binance $23,064.67 / OKX $22,992.80
saves $517.49 a year · Binance $7,051.64 / OKX $6,534.15
saves $603.74 a year · Binance $4,662.39 / OKX $4,058.65
Yearly totals include trading fees, funding on BTC-USDT and half the bid-ask spread on market orders, with vibgg's referral discount where available. They assume today's funding rate stays the same, so the cheaper exchange can change as rates move.
Perpetual futures
Binance vs OKX: fees, funding and spread side by side
| BinanceDeep liquidity | OKXTrading tools | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| Taker | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| Funding rate BTC-USDT | +0.0063% | +0.0053% |
| Settles every | 8h | 8h |
| Bid-ask spread BTC-USDT | 0.000121% | 0.000121% |
| 24h volume BTC-USDT | $11.43B | $6.35B |
| Cost of $10,000 held 30 days | +$56.65 | +$48.03 |
BTC-USDT
Binance vs OKX: common questions
Which has lower futures fees, Binance or OKX?
At the standard VIP 0 level, Binance charges 0.02% maker and 0.05% taker, and OKX charges 0.02% maker and 0.05% taker.
Their taker fees are the same, so the difference comes down to funding, spread and VIP discounts.
Which has lower BTC funding right now, Binance or OKX?
The next BTC funding rate is +0.0063% every 8h on Binance and +0.0053% every 8h on OKX. At those rates, holding a $10,000 long for 30 days costs +$56.65 on Binance and +$48.03 on OKX.
Which lists more perpetual contracts, Binance or OKX?
Binance lists 567 perpetual contracts and OKX lists 499; 261 are listed on both.
On contracts listed on both Binance and OKX, which has lower funding right now?
Of the 261 contracts both list, holding a long costs less per day on Binance for 81 of them and on OKX for 68; the rest are level. For a short, the order is reversed.
The estimate assumes today's funding rate stays the same for the whole holding period. In practice the rate changes at every settlement.
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