Kraken fees and real trading cost
Kraken Pro charges 0.40% maker and 0.80% taker on spot at Tier 1 (under $2,500 of 30-day volume). The fee falls quickly with volume: 0.30% / 0.60% from $2,500.
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Kraken fee table
| Kraken market | Maker | Taker |
|---|---|---|
| Spot | 0.400% | 0.800% |
Tier 1 ($0+ 30-day spot volume). Official rates from www.kraken.com, checked . Kraken Pro spot rates. CostDepth samples Kraken spot USD order books only; Kraken perpetuals (0.02% / 0.05% at Tier 1, not offered everywhere) are not covered.
Specific to Kraken
- Kraken Pro has 17 tiers. Tier 3 (from $10,000 of 30-day spot volume or $20,000 in assets) pays 0.22% / 0.38%; Tier 12 and above pay 0% maker.
- A list of selected spot pairs gets 0.02% off at every tier. BTC/USD, ETH/USD, SOL/USD and XRP/USD were not on that list when checked.
- Kraken calls bitcoin XBT: the BTC book here is the XBT/USD pair.
- CostDepth reads 500 price levels per side from Kraken's public book, the most its API returns.
- Kraken also lists perpetual futures (0.02% / 0.05% at Tier 1) in some regions. They are not covered here: this page is spot only.
Kraken BTC spot · spread + slippage by hour · $100k market order
Download Kraken CSV. Last hour on Kraken (): spread + slippage $10.07 (0.010%). Cheapest hour so far: 21:00 UTC.
Kraken questions
What does a $10,000 Kraken BTC market order pay in fees?
$80.00 at the Tier 1 taker rate of 0.80%, plus the spread and slippage shown above. At Tier 2 (from $2,500 of 30-day volume) the fee is $60.00.
Are Kraken Pro maker fees lower than taker fees?
Yes, at every tier. Tier 1 makers pay 0.40% against 0.80% for takers, so a post-only limit order halves the fee.
What volume moves me to Kraken Tier 2 and Tier 3?
Tier 2 needs $2,500 of 30-day spot volume (or $5M of futures volume). Tier 3 needs $10,000 of spot volume, $10M of futures volume or $20,000 in assets.
Why are Kraken prices in USD and not USDT?
XBT/USD and the other USD pairs are Kraken's main books. One USD is close to one USDT, so the cost in basis points compares fairly with USDT exchanges.
Is there a Kraken referral code?
Not on CostDepth yet. The fee shown is the plain Kraken Pro rate.
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