FAQ
Quick answers about trading fees, VIP tiers, $YELLOW, funding, and network fees.
Trading Fees
What are the trading fees on Yellow.pro for Spot and Perpetuals?
Trading fees depend on your VIP tier and whether your order is maker or taker. Base tier is Spot 0.08% maker / 0.10% taker and Perp 0.01% maker / 0.04% taker. See VIP Tiers & Fee Discounts for the complete schedule.
What is the difference between a maker fee and a taker fee?
Maker orders add liquidity and have lower fees; taker orders consume liquidity and have higher fees. Market orders are usually taker; limit orders can be either. See Trading Fees (Maker & Taker).
Why was a fee charged on my trade, and how is it calculated?
Fees are charged whenever an order is successfully filled: Fee = Fill Value × Fee Rate (Fill Value = Price × Size). Cancelled or unfilled orders generate no fees. See Trading Fees (Maker & Taker).
What currency are trading fees charged in?
It depends on the market. On Spot, the fee is taken in the asset you receive — the base asset when you buy, the quote asset when you sell. On Perpetuals, fees are charged in the quote currency (e.g. USDT). See Trading Fees (Maker & Taker).
How do I check and reduce my trading fees?
View fees in your trade history (yellow.pro/spot/orders?tab=trades or /perps/orders?tab=trades). To reduce them, increase your VIP tier through trading volume or by holding $YELLOW. See VIP Tiers & Fee Discounts.
VIP Tiers & $YELLOW
What is a VIP tier and how often does it update?
Your VIP tier determines your trading fees — higher tiers pay less. It's evaluated automatically and continuously as your trading activity or $YELLOW balance changes, and you're always placed in the highest tier you qualify for. See VIP Tiers & Fee Discounts.
How do I qualify for higher VIP tiers?
Meet any one requirement: 30-day Spot volume, 30-day Perpetual volume, or a 24-hour average $YELLOW balance in your Trading Account (Spot Account). VIP 1 needs 100K USDT Spot volume, 1M USDT Perp volume, or 10,000 $YELLOW. See VIP Tiers & Fee Discounts.
How do I use $YELLOW to get a fee discount?
Hold a 24-hour average of $YELLOW in your Trading Account (Spot Account) to qualify for higher VIP tiers. Only Trading Account balance counts — not Account Balance (Yellow Wallet) or external wallets. There's no separate discount for paying fees with $YELLOW. See $YELLOW Token & Fee Discounts.
Where can I get $YELLOW tokens?
$YELLOW is currently available directly on Yellow.pro for trading and holding. Additional exchange listings may be added in the future. See $YELLOW Token & Fee Discounts.
Funding Fees
What is a funding fee and when is it charged?
Funding fees are payments exchanged between long and short traders every 8 hours on Perpetual markets (positive rate: longs pay shorts; negative: shorts pay longs). They only apply if you hold an open position at the funding timestamp. See Funding Fees Explained.
Are funding fees different from trading fees?
Yes. Trading fees are charged when orders fill; funding fees are exchanged every 8 hours between traders for open Perpetual positions and are not collected by Yellow.pro. See Funding Fees Explained.
Network Fees
What are withdrawal network fees and how much are they?
They're Ethereum blockchain transaction fees required to process withdrawals on-chain — not Yellow.pro fees. They vary with network congestion, and Yellow.pro shows the estimate before you confirm. See Withdrawal Network Fees Explained.
Why did my received amount differ from my withdrawal amount?
The network fee is deducted from your withdrawal — e.g. a 100 USDT withdrawal with a 1 USDT fee results in 99 USDT received. See Withdrawal Network Fees Explained.
Fee Split
How is my trading fee used, and does the split increase my fees?
Your fee is divided internally — 85% toward $YELLOW buybacks and 15% toward platform operations. The split does not increase your fee — the amount you pay is unchanged. See Fee Split Explained.
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