Variational fees and real trading cost
Variational Omni charges no trading fee. Instead of an order book it quotes you a price, and the gap between that price and the mid is the cost CostDepth shows.
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Variational fee table
| Variational market | Maker | Taker |
|---|---|---|
| USDT perpetual | 0.000% | 0.000% |
All accounts (no trading fee). Official rates from docs.variational.io, checked . Omni charges no trading fee: Variational earns the spread in its quotes instead, which CostDepth counts as spread + slippage. Deposits and withdrawals cost a flat $0.10.
Specific to Variational
- Every trade is fee-free; Variational earns the spread in its quotes instead.
- Deposits and withdrawals cost a flat $0.10 each.
- Prices come from its public quotes for $1k, $100k and $1M orders; sizes above $1M show as beyond visible depth.
- Funding is published as a yearly rate and paid every funding interval (8 hours on BTC and ETH).
Variational BTC futures · spread + slippage by hour · $100k market order
Download Variational CSV. Last hour on Variational (): spread + slippage $5.35 (0.0054%).
Variational questions
Does Variational charge trading fees?
No. Omni has no maker or taker fee; the cost is built into the spread of the price it quotes.
How does CostDepth measure Variational's cost?
From Variational's own quotes for $1k, $100k and $1M orders, compared with the mid price. In between, cost is spread evenly.
What does a $100,000 Variational BTC trade cost?
No fee, plus the spread in its $100k quote at that moment, shown above.
Does the Variational referral code lower fees?
No, there is no fee to lower. Code OMNIKINGNAT is a referral link only.
Why is there no order book for Variational?
Variational works by request for quote (RFQ): a market maker prices your order instead of a public book.
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