Lighter fees and real trading cost
Lighter is a zero-knowledge perp DEX. Standard accounts pay no maker or taker fee, so the only cost of a market order is the spread and how far it walks the book.
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Lighter fee table
| Lighter market | Maker | Taker |
|---|---|---|
| USDT perpetual | 0.000% | 0.000% |
Standard account (default). Official rates from docs.lighter.xyz, checked . Standard accounts pay no maker or taker fee. Premium accounts (lower latency) pay 0.004% maker / 0.028% taker, less with LIT staked; TWAP and RFQ orders cost 0.01%.
Specific to Lighter
- Standard accounts trade perps at 0% maker and 0% taker; TWAP and RFQ orders cost 0.01%.
- Premium accounts get faster order handling for 0.004% maker / 0.028% taker, cut by up to 30% with LIT staked.
- Funding is settled every hour, like Hyperliquid, so a 3-day hold counts 72 payments.
- CostDepth reads up to 250 resting orders per side from Lighter's public book and merges orders at the same price.
Lighter BTC futures · spread + slippage by hour · $100k market order
Download Lighter CSV. Last hour on Lighter (): spread + slippage $4.28 (0.0043%).
Lighter questions
Does Lighter really charge no fees?
On standard accounts, yes: 0% maker and 0% taker on perpetuals. You still pay the spread and slippage, which the calculator shows for your size.
What does a $100,000 Lighter BTC market order cost?
No fee, plus the spread and slippage from the live book at that moment, shown above.
What is a Lighter premium account?
An account with faster order handling for high-frequency traders. It pays 0.004% maker / 0.028% taker, less with LIT staked. The calculator uses standard accounts.
Does the Lighter referral code lower fees?
No. There is no fee to lower on standard accounts, so code 96771R1E is simply a referral link.
How often does Lighter charge funding?
Every hour. Pick a hold time in the calculator to see the funding for your position at the current rate.
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