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Update (October 20, 2026): Fee schedules are changing on Friday, October 23, 2026. RWA perpetuals keep the discounted rates described below; crypto perpetuals move to the standard schedule, and every tier threshold is halved.
See Updated Fee Schedules for Arcus Perpetuals for the current schedules.
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If you rest orders on the book on Arcus, starting today, you pay nothing. Maker fees are now zero across Tiers 0 through 4, for the duration of beta, applied automatically.
In numbers: a $100,000 resting order at the base tier used to cost $15 in maker fees. It now costs $0. And at the top tiers, nothing changes because you were already being paid: the Tier 5 and Tier 6 rebates stand exactly as they were.
Taker fees don’t move from where the last announcement put them: still halved for beta. If you cross the spread, you keep that discount. If you quote the market, you now do it for free.
The Schedule During Beta
Tiers continue to advance automatically on rolling 30-day volume across all perpetual markets. No application required, the schedule is the schedule.
Tier | 30D volume ≥ | Maker (standard) | Maker (beta) | Taker (halved for beta) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | $0 | 0.015% | 0.000% | 0.0225% |
1 | $5M | 0.012% | 0.000% | 0.019% |
2 | $20M | 0.008% | 0.000% | 0.016% |
3 | $100M | 0.004% | 0.000% | 0.0135% |
4 | $400M | 0.000% | 0.000% | 0.0115% |
5 | $1B | −0.002% (rebate) | −0.002% (rebate) | 0.010% |
6 | $3B | −0.003% (rebate) | −0.003% (rebate) | 0.0095% |
Why is Arcus Doing This?
Beta is the period where Arcus and its earliest traders are building the venue together, and nobody’s contribution is more structural than the traders quoting the book. Every resting order is the market the next trader sees: the depth on the screen, the spread they cross, the price they get. The people doing that work should quote on the best possible terms. So for as long as beta runs, they do.
There’s also a simpler read: Arcus is pricing for the exchange that is being built, not for the one that launched last month. Fee revenue today is worth less to the project than a book deep enough that traders make Arcus their primary venue. Zero maker fees is that priority, stated in numbers you can verify on your next fill.
And taken together with the taker cut, both sides of the book now improve at once. Quoting is free, crossing is half price, and the two feed each other: cheaper quoting means tighter markets, and tighter markets mean better fills for everyone crossing them. Most fee adjustments trade one side against the other. This pair moves both in the trader’s favor.
The Fine Print
The change applies to maker fees on perpetual futures only.
Spot Stock Token trading already carries 0 fees on Arcus, and that remains. Rebates at Tiers 5 and 6 are unchanged: if you were earning them, you still are. The zero maker schedule is live now and runs for the duration of beta. When beta ends, standard fees resume, and you’ll hear about it in advance through @Arcus_xyz and the Arcus website, no silent switches.
Your live schedule is always on your Portfolio dashboard, so the number you see there is the number you pay.
Frequently asked questions
What are maker fees on Arcus perpetuals during beta?
Does the zero maker fee apply to spot trading?
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What happens to maker fees when beta ends?
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Arcus is a blockchain-based smart contract protocol that permits self-custodial peer-to-peer trading of Stock Tokens, cryptoassets and perpetual futures. Arcus is not a regulated financial services provider, and it is not available in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom and other restricted jurisdictions.
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