A trader with a $10m monthly turnover pays exchanges $4,000\u201310,000 in fees, depending on venue and strategy. VIP status trims that by $1,500\u20133,000.<\/p>\n
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We analysed the programmes of five platforms popular in the CIS and Eastern Europe: OKX, Bybit, Bitget, HTX and MEXC. Here is where large-volume trading is cheaper and what additional privileges VIP clients receive.<\/p>\n
VIP programmes are perks for traders with high volumes or sizeable balances. Exchanges use them to retain liquidity and attract institutional clients.<\/p>\n
The main advantage is lower trading fees. Participants also get higher withdrawal limits, a dedicated account manager, priority transaction processing, access to an API<\/span> with higher request limits and other bonuses.<\/p>\n \u201cVIP programmes emerged on crypto exchanges in 2018\u20132019, when institutional investors started entering the market en masse. Today it is impossible to compete in high-frequency trading and<\/em> arbitrage<\/em>,\u201d say OKX representatives.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n For example, for a trader with a $10m monthly turnover in futures using a 50% maker and 50% taker strategy, OKX fees without VIP status are 0.02% for makers and 0.055% for takers, yielding an average rate of 0.0375%. Monthly costs come to about $3,750, or $45,000 a year.<\/p>\n With VIP level 1 on OKX, fees drop to 0.01% for makers and 0.03% for takers, an average of 0.02%. Monthly costs are about $2,000 (a $1,750 saving). On Bybit VIP 1\u20132 the average rate is 0.02\u20130.025% ($1,500\u20131,750). On MEXC, with zero maker fees, the average rate is 0.01% ($2,750).<\/p>\n Annual savings at such trading volumes reach $15,000\u201333,000.<\/p>\n OKX\u2019s VIP programme includes<\/a> five tiers with progressively lower fees. To obtain the initial level (VIP 1) you need:<\/p>\n At this level, spot fees are 0.045% for makers and 0.05% for takers; on futures they are 0.01% and 0.03% respectively. That trims 40\u201350% off the base rates<\/a>.<\/p>\n The top benefits are available at level five. To reach it you need $200m in spot volume or $1bn in futures, or a $10m balance. Holders get zero maker fees on both spot and futures, while taker fees drop to 0.03% and 0.02% respectively.<\/p>\n The advantages of VIP status on OKX include<\/a> access to a dedicated account manager, tickets to closed VIP events and functions featuring Manchester City, McLaren, TradingView and other OKX partners, as well as higher withdrawal limits.<\/p>\n Until 20 August 2025 OKX is running a programme to attract large clients from the CIS and Eastern Europe. Traders get a two-level VIP upgrade and up to 50,000 USDT in fee rebates. To participate, submit an application on the OKX website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bybit\u2019s VIP programme includes<\/a> six levels. To obtain the initial one (VIP 1) you need:<\/p>\n At this level, maker and taker fees are 0.0675% and 0.0800% on spot, and 0.018% and 0.04% on derivatives. The withdrawal limit increases<\/a> from $1m<\/span> to $6m per day, and API calls rise to 20 per second.<\/p>\n Users get access to OTC trades up to $10m with no transaction fees, invitations to exclusive offline events, and exclusive allocations of new tokens on Launchpad for VIP clients.<\/p>\n The sixth level (Supreme VIP) is available only to those reaching $100m in spot volume or $500m in derivatives. Holders get zero maker fees on derivatives and other benefits on bespoke terms.<\/p>\n There are three ways to obtain VIP status on Bitget:<\/p>\n The initial level (VIP 1) is available<\/a> with a $30,000 balance, $500,000 in spot volume or $5m in futures volume, or by holding 5,421 BGB tokens (about $25,000 at the time of writing). Fees at this level are 0.08% for makers and takers on spot, and 0.019% and 0.06% on futures.<\/p>\n The maximum level (VIP 7) is available with a $10m balance, $100m in spot and $1bn in futures volume, or by holding 1,840,277 BGB (~$8.4m). At this level, maker fees are zero on both spot and futures.<\/p>\n Paying spot fees in BGB gives a 20% discount. For VIP 1 that cuts the fee from 0.08% to 0.064%, which at $10m a month in volume saves $1,600.<\/p>\n In Bitget Launchpool, VIP participants get<\/a> a personal BGB staking cap, while ordinary users are limited to 5,000 BGB. A VIP 1 user can stake 30,000 BGB, and VIP 7 \u2014 50,000 BGB.<\/p>\n HTX\u2019s VIP programme \u2014 Prime<\/a> \u2014 comprises 11 levels. On Prime 1, spot fees are 0.16% (maker) and 0.17% (taker). These rates are higher than many competing exchanges charge regular users. The same holds on the futures market.<\/p>\n To reach a more favourable level (Prime 4 and above) you need<\/a> trading volume of at least $3m (spot) or $20m (futures), a $100,000 balance or $20,000 worth of HTX tokens. On Prime 4, fees fall to 0.08% (maker) and 0.1% (taker) on spot, and 0.012% and 0.04% on futures.\n<\/p>\n Prime 11 users pay just 0.0126% (maker) and 0.0218% (taker) on spot, while futures reach minimums of 0% (maker) and 0.025% (taker). However, to obtain the maximum level you must show a monthly trading volume of $1.8bn on spot and $1.5bn on futures. Balances and HTX tokens are not counted at the last two levels.<\/p>\n Paying spot fees in HTX tokens gives a 25% discount. Every user at Prime 6 and above gets<\/a> access to a dedicated account manager.<\/p>\n Alongside Prime, an EXP-point accrual programme runs<\/a>. It has five statuses: Advanced (from 4,000 EXP), Insider (7,000 EXP), Premier (30,000 EXP), Ambassador (150,000 EXP), Partner (500,000 EXP). Points are earned<\/a> These statuses grant access to unique bonuses, priority support and other exchange products.<\/p>\n On 27 March 2025 MEXC simplified<\/a> its requirements for VIP status. The sole condition is $10m in monthly trading volume, including both spot and futures.<\/p>\n However, zero-fee trades are not counted. Because MEXC grants 0% fees to all makers, only taker trades qualify. For example, with a 50\/50 maker\u2013taker split you would need $20m in actual volume to attain VIP status.<\/p>\n VIP users get access to a special 24\/7 customer-support service and a VIP channel for priority handling of requests.<\/p>\n\n
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