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Fees · BTC-USDT
Gate vs 
OKX futures fees and funding rates compared
Compare Gate 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 Gate or OKX cheaper for futures trading?
saves $47.76 a year · Gate $22,945.04 / OKX $22,992.80
saves $343.81 a year · Gate $6,190.34 / OKX $6,534.15
saves $401.11 a year · Gate $3,657.54 / 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
Gate vs OKX: fees, funding and spread side by side
| GateWide selection | OKXTrading tools | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| Taker | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| Funding rate BTC-USDT | +0.0047% | +0.0053% |
| Settles every | 8h | 8h |
| Bid-ask spread BTC-USDT | 0.000121% | 0.000121% |
| 24h volume BTC-USDT | $5.58B | $6.35B |
| Cost of $10,000 held 30 days | +$42.30 | +$48.03 |
BTC-USDT
Gate vs OKX: common questions
Which has lower futures fees, Gate or OKX?
At the standard VIP 0 level, Gate 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, Gate or OKX?
The next BTC funding rate is +0.0047% every 8h on Gate and +0.0053% every 8h on OKX. At those rates, holding a $10,000 long for 30 days costs +$42.30 on Gate and +$48.03 on OKX.
Which lists more perpetual contracts, Gate or OKX?
Gate lists 1049 perpetual contracts and OKX lists 499; 476 are listed on both.
On contracts listed on both Gate and OKX, which has lower funding right now?
Of the 476 contracts both list, holding a long costs less per day on Gate for 128 of them and on OKX for 72; 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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