Paradex DEX fees: zero base rate, measured cost and tiers
Paradex fees at a glance
- Taker fee, base level
- 0% (0 bps)
- Maker fee, base level
- 0% (0 bps)
- Lowest Pro and API taker fee
- 0.035% at Pro 4, from $25M of 14-day volume
- Measured cost, $10,000 BTC buy
- 0.60 bps, rank 2 of 38 on October 16, 2026
- Funding interval
- Continuous
- BTC leverage cap
- 50x
Paradex splits orders into two classes. Retail orders pay nothing, and Pro orders pay a volume-based taker rate. The Pro ladder runs from 0.045% at Pro 0 to 0.035% at Pro 4.
Paradex measured cost: rank 2 of 38 on BTC
Paradex charged no trading fee, so the full 0.60 bps of the $10,000 BTC buy came from spread and impact. At $1,000,000, the sweep gave Paradex no BTC rank, because the order book could not fill the order. A $10,000 ETH buy cost 0.28 bps more than the BTC buy. Paradex held a top-five place in 28 of 28 ranked sweeps over the last 7 days. Its median BTC cost in that window was 1.01 bps.
| BTC order size | Place | Fee, bps | Half of spread, bps | Impact, bps | All-in, bps | All-in, USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 2 of 38 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.60 | $0.60 |
| $100,000 | 2 of 37 | 0.00 | 0.96 | 0.00 | 0.96 | $9.62 |
| $1,000,000 | Not ranked | 0.00 | — | — | — | — |
| ETH order size | Place | Fee, bps | Half of spread, bps | Impact, bps | All-in, bps | All-in, USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 2 of 39 | 0.00 | 0.88 | 0.00 | 0.88 | $0.88 |
| $100,000 | 2 of 38 | 0.00 | 1.04 | 0.00 | 1.04 | $10.41 |
| $1,000,000 | Not ranked | 0.00 | — | — | — | — |
Paradex Pro and API fee tiers
Paradex sets the level from combined 14-day Pro volume across main account and subaccounts. The maker rate never reaches zero on this ladder. It stops at 0.003% at Pro 4. The largest taker cut is from Pro 1 to Pro 2: 0.042% to 0.039%.
| Level | 14-day volume from | Maker | Taker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro 0 | $0 | 0.003% | 0.045% |
| Pro 1 | $1M | 0.003% | 0.042% |
| Pro 2 | $5M | 0.003% | 0.039% |
| Pro 3 | $10M | 0.003% | 0.037% |
| Pro 4 | $25M | 0.003% | 0.035% |
What a zero Paradex fee leaves to pay
With no fee, the spread and the price impact are the full cost of a market order.
| Rate | Percent | bps | Fee on $10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maker | 0% | 0 bps | $0.00 |
| Taker | 0% | 0 bps | $0.00 |
Paradex fees vs Binance and Hyperliquid
With Retail orders, Paradex undercuts both Binance and Hyperliquid on the base taker rate, by 5 and 4.5 bps.
| Metric | Paradex | Binance | Hyperliquid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base maker | 0% | 0.020% | 0.015% |
| Base taker | 0% | 0.050% | 0.045% |
| Taker fee on $10,000 | $0.00 | $5.00 | $4.50 |
| Taker fee on $100,000 | $0.00 | $50.00 | $45.00 |
| Lowest ladder taker | 0.035% from $25M | 0.017% from $25B | 0.024% from $7B |
| Measured BTC buy, $10,000, bps | 0.60 | 5.01 | 4.56 |
| Measured BTC buy, $100,000, bps | 0.96 | 5.01 | 4.56 |
| Funding interval, hours | — | 8 | 1 |
Paradex discounts and fee conditions
- Retail orders pay 0%. Pro and API orders pay a 0.003% maker rate and a taker rate from a 14-day volume ladder, with a taker floor of 0.0175%. docs.paradex.trade, read September 5, 2026.
- DIME staking, fee payment in DIME and FastFills give more discounts. The registry does not model them. docs.paradex.trade, read September 5, 2026.
- The class is set per order. Web orders and API orders with an interactive JWT count as Retail. RPI orders are post-only maker orders that match only Retail takers. docs.paradex.trade, read September 23, 2026.
Worked example: a $10,000 round trip on Paradex
Hypothetical: a $10,000 Paradex position opens and closes at one price, so only the trading fees apply. The fee total is zero, so the market-order cost on Paradex is only the spread and the price impact.
| Leg | Taker + taker, base |
|---|---|
| Fee to open | $0.00 |
| Fee to close | $0.00 |
| Fee for both legs | $0.00 |
Paradex funding interval and leverage cap
Paradex has no single fixed funding interval. The fact record gives: continuous (index updated each second; rate quoted per 8 hours). The Paradex BTC perpetual allows leverage of up to 50x.
- Funding accrues continuously. The markets API quotes an 8-hour period, with a cap of 2% per 8 hours on BTC, ETH and SOL. docs.paradex.trade, read September 23, 2026.
Paradex fee questions
What are Paradex DEX fees?
Retail orders on Paradex pay 0% maker and 0% taker. Pro and API orders use a separate volume ladder.
Retail orders pay 0%. Pro and API orders pay a 0.003% maker rate and a taker rate from a 14-day volume ladder, with a taker floor of 0.0175%.
DIME staking, fee payment in DIME and FastFills give more discounts. The registry does not model them.
How much does a $10,000 trade cost on Paradex?
A $10,000 order on Paradex pays no trading fee at the base level, so the spread and the price impact are the full cost.
The measured $10,000 BTC market buy cost 0.60 bps, or $0.60, on October 16, 2026. That placed Paradex 2 of 38.
How do Paradex fee tiers work?
Paradex Pro and API orders move down a 5-level ladder by combined 14-day Pro volume across main account and subaccounts.
The taker rate first falls at Pro 1, from $1M, to 0.042%.
The class is set per order. Web orders and API orders with an interactive JWT count as Retail. RPI orders are post-only maker orders that match only Retail takers.
Is Paradex or Binance cheaper to trade?
Paradex was cheaper on October 16, 2026: the $10,000 BTC buy cost 0.60 bps on Paradex and 5.01 bps on Binance.
At $100,000, the base taker fee is $0.00 on Paradex and $50.00 on Binance.
When does Paradex settle funding?
Paradex has no single fixed funding interval. The fact record gives: continuous (index updated each second; rate quoted per 8 hours).
More on Paradex
Sources
- Base rates: docs.paradex.trade, read September 23, 2026
- BTC leverage cap: api.prod.paradex.trade
- Funding interval: docs.paradex.trade
- Measured cost: PerpFinder cost methodology