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The Custom Trading Fee System allows builders to tailor fee structures for their users beyond Orderly’s standard fees, giving builders the flexibility to set fees that align with their strategies and customer profiles.

Overview of Fee Structure

Base FeeCustom Fee
Who receivesOrderly (100%)Builder (100%)
Taker3 bpsSet by builder
Maker0 bpsSet by builder
The base fee is subject to change according to the builder staking programme.

User Flow for Builders

1

Determine fee tiers

Decide on the logic for fee tiers based on specific criteria (e.g. volume, staked tokens), or set all users under the same fee rate.
2

Calculate fee rates

Assign users to fee rates based on the chosen criteria.Orderly provides a fee tier assignment tool for volume-based tiers.
The fee rate is the total charged to the user (Orderly base fee + custom fee). It cannot be less than the Orderly base fee.
3

Set the default fee rate

Set the default fee rate through POST /v1/broker/fee_rate/default.
4

Set per-user fees

Send updated fee assignments to Orderly:
All users are assigned the default fee rate unless overridden by the builder.
5

Retrieve fee rates

Builder Rebate Distribution

Builders receive daily rebates in their fee wallet, calculated after deducting any referral rebates.

FAQs

There are no inherent limitations besides API rate limits, but we recommend prudent management to maintain consistency and trust with end users.
Builders can develop a custom tiered structure based on different parameters like volume, staked tokens, etc.
Orderly provides a fee tier assignment tool to help builders assign users to volume-based tiers.
Builders keep all fees above the Orderly base fee (3 bps taker, 0 bps maker).
Builder fee rebates are distributed daily to the builder’s Orderly account registered with the wallet provided during the builder ID setup.
Currently EOA only, with multisig support upcoming.