Execution & fees

Every cost.
In view.

Compare the cost of entering, holding, and closing a position.

Trading Cost Components.

Component	What it covers	What changes it
Venue fees	The maker or taker fee applied by the destination.	Account tier, eligible volume, order behavior, and venue.
Trade8 charges	Any service charge applied to the account or execution.	The applicable account and program terms.
Spread & slippage	The gap between reference prices and executable prices.	Order size, depth, volatility, and timing.
Funding	Periodic payments associated with holding a perpetual position.	Rate, direction, interval, and holding period.
Conversion & transfers	Costs of changing assets or moving funds on a network.	Asset pair, network, provider, and congestion.

Exchange fee tiers often depend on trading volume. Your Trade8 account schedule defines applicable discounts, rebates, and service charges.

Include slippage, funding, and collateral-transfer costs when comparing fee tiers.

Example calculation

Executed notional$1,000,000

Illustrative venue fee3 bps

Venue fee on the fill$300

One basis point is 0.01%. Add service charges, funding, slippage, and transfers to calculate the total cost.

Fills that add liquidity can carry a different fee from fills that take liquidity. The fee depends on how each fill executes.

Compare funding rates over the same interval and your expected holding period.