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LINK perpetual futures: what it costs to trade
Opening and closing a $2,000 market order in LINK cost about 11.0 bp ($2.20) on Venue A and 13.4 bp ($2.68) on Venue B. Holding a long position for 30 days cost +79.6 bp on Venue A and +38.3 bp on Venue B on average. 1 bp = 0.01%.
Cost to open and close
| Venue A | Venue B | |
|---|---|---|
| Taker fee, in and out | 9.0 bp | 12.0 bp |
| Modelled price impact | 2.0 bp | 1.4 bp |
| Round trip, total | 11.0 bp | 13.4 bp |
| In dollars on $2,000 | $2.20 | $2.68 |
| Median of all 164 coins | 17.6 bp | 27.2 bp |
| Cheaper than this share of coins | 90% | 95% |
For LINK, Venue B costs 2.4 bp more than Venue A for the same order. The cost is paid by the trader: the fee goes to the venue, the price impact is the order moving through the book.
Cost of holding for 30 days (funding)
| Long position, 30 days | Venue A | Venue B |
|---|---|---|
| Typical (average) | +79.6 bp | +38.3 bp |
| In dollars on $2,000 | +$15.92 | +$7.66 |
| 10th to 90th percentile | +72.2 to +86.1 | +25.7 to +53.3 |
| Days a long paid | 98% | 88% |
On Venue A a long position paid about 79.6 bp ($15.92 on $2,000) over a typical 30 days, and a short position received the same. On Venue B a long position paid about 38.3 bp ($7.66 on $2,000) over a typical 30 days, and a short position received the same. A plus sign means the long trader pays, a minus sign that the long trader receives. For a short position the sign is reversed. Funding moves with the market; these are past figures over the last 180 days, not a forecast.
How to read these numbers
Costs are in basis points of the order size. Round-trip cost is the fee in and out plus the modelled price impact of a $2,000 market order against the order book at the time of measurement. The data is delayed and historical. Funding: 180 days to 31 Aug 2026. Order-book costs: snapshots of 6–7 Oct 2026.
Other coins
All 164 coins, with the same two figures each, are on the Perp Cost Map, where the full list can also be copied as CSV or JSON.
Information only. These are historical measurements of trading costs. They are not investment, legal or tax advice and not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any asset or to use any venue. Perpetual futures can lose more than people expect; decisions are yours.