Bybit fee discount: VIP 1 cuts a $10,000 spot fee from $10 to $8

The rate difference you can actually calculate

The official schedule gives separate columns for spot trading and perpetual or futures contracts. Here are the VIP 0 and VIP 1 entries for the ordinary products in that table. All figures are percentages of the applicable trade amount.

Source: Bybit Help Center, ordinary trading fee table.

Keep the column labels when recording a comparison. A spot rate and a contract rate answer different questions. The 0.0675% spot figure belongs to the VIP 1 maker column; it cannot replace the 0.08% taker figure when estimating a trade charged under that column. The same applies to the two contract columns.

For a navigation reference, the Bybit exchange profile sits alongside NexuAlpha's other venue profiles. For the fee calculation itself, take the rate from Bybit's official schedule and the account's My Fee Rate screen. Write down the product name before copying any percentage.

A $10,000 spot trade: $2 less in the taker column

For this illustration, assume a single $10,000 executed spot trade and the ordinary crypto-to-crypto taker rates in the table. At VIP 0, the calculation is $10,000 × 0.10% = $10. At VIP 1, it is $10,000 × 0.08% = $8. The difference is $2 on that execution.

The rate falls by 0.02 percentage points. Expressed relative to the original $10 fee, the fee reduction is $2 ÷ $10 = 20%. That 20% describes the difference between these two published fee entries. It does not describe a payment to the trader, a discount on the $10,000 principal, or a separate cash reward.

The maker-column illustration has different arithmetic. With the same hypothetical $10,000 amount, VIP 0 gives $10,000 × 0.10% = $10. VIP 1 gives $10,000 × 0.0675% = $6.75. The difference is $3.25. Use this example only when the order record and applicable fee screen identify that column.

Keep the currency and the amount basis consistent when checking the result. The examples express a dollar-equivalent fee for comparison; they do not establish which asset a particular execution will use for its fee. Record the charged asset from the actual trade history rather than adding that assumption to a dollar calculation.

SponsoredBybit

Partner rebate share30%Up to

Check regional eligibility and account terms

✓Code applied automatically by the sign-up link: 48553

Sign up on Bybit →Code48553Copied

A useful worksheet has one row per execution: product, executed amount, fee column, account tier, percentage and calculated charge. The published rates supply the percentage. Your records supply the executed amount. If a row is incomplete, finish that row before turning it into a monthly savings estimate.

Contract fees require their own calculation

The ordinary contract taker entry changes from 0.0550% at VIP 0 to 0.0400% at VIP 1. For a hypothetical $10,000 trade amount, the comparison is $10,000 × 0.055% = $5.50 against $10,000 × 0.04% = $4. The calculated difference is $1.50 for that execution.

For the ordinary contract maker column, the same amount gives $10,000 × 0.02% = $2 at VIP 0 and $10,000 × 0.018% = $1.80 at VIP 1. The difference is $0.20. These examples explain why a headline about “lower Bybit fees” needs the product and column next to the number.

An opening execution and a closing execution should occupy separate rows in your worksheet. If you choose to model two executions at exactly $10,000 each, both charged at the illustrated taker rate, the arithmetic becomes $5.50 + $5.50 = $11 at VIP 0 and $4 + $4 = $8 at VIP 1. Actual records should replace those assumptions before you total your own charges.

Do not insert the amount posted to support a position into these examples simply because it is the easiest account number to find. The examples specify a trade amount. Copy the corresponding amount from the execution record, along with the fee information, so that the multiplication compares like with like.

VIP status has a daily refresh and an order-time rule

Bybit says VIP levels refresh daily at 07:00 UTC, which is 15:00 Singapore Time (SGT). It also says the trading fee applied to an order depends on the VIP level at the time the order is placed. Those are separate details to preserve when examining an order around a tier change.

If your status screen shows a new tier but an older order raises a question, collect the order placement time as well as the trade record. Compare the placement time with the tier history or the status information available in your account. A screenshot of today's tier alone does not reconstruct the tier attached to yesterday's order.

The official page says subaccounts adopt the main account's fee structure. It also says volume from both the main account and subaccounts is considered in trading-volume calculations. For a subaccount review, record the main account tier alongside the subaccount's execution details instead of assuming the subaccount has an unrelated schedule.

Qualification and the size of a saving should remain separate calculations. The public schedule describes how the tier is determined from asset balance or the past 30 days' trading volume. The fee examples above describe the difference after the relevant tier and rate apply. Calculate the reduction on activity you already intend to carry out; an extra trade made to pursue a tier needs its own fee entry.

Ordinary spot rates stop at the special-zone boundary

Bybit labels the ordinary spot table as applicable to crypto trading pairs. The same source has separate sections for fiat-to-crypto spot trading, the Adventure Zone, and pre-market perpetuals and the Innovation Zone. A familiar asset name does not identify which fee table applies to the order.

Before estimating a fee, copy the full product or zone label from the account interface. Match it to the relevant section of the official fee page. If the label points to a special zone, leave the ordinary-table examples out of that estimate and use the corresponding account rate instead.

Regional differences also matter. Bybit explicitly says actual fee rates can vary by region and directs users to My Fee Rate after identity verification for the accurate rates. The global help article therefore supplies a comparison method; it does not confirm the rate or service availability for every resident or account entity.

Someone searching with the Turkish phrase “bybit komisyon indirimi” can use these calculations without treating them as a statement about eligibility in Türkiye. Check the entity and product available in the account first. This analysis does not assign a Türkiye-specific fee schedule from the global page.

Check an account fee in four steps

1. Open the account's My Fee Rate page and record the account tier, relevant product and applicable percentage. Keep a timestamp, particularly when checking a recent VIP change.
2. Select an execution in the trade history. Copy its product or zone label, order placement time, executed amount, fee column and charged fee asset.
3. Multiply the applicable executed amount by the recorded percentage divided by 100. Compare the result with the charge in the same unit; keep conversions as a separate calculation.
4. If the entries disagree, retain the order identifier and both records for an account-specific support query. Ask which rate applied to that order and why, rather than asking for an unspecified “discount”.

For a broader venue review, return to the Bybit profile and keep the rate worksheet with your other exchange comparisons. A comparison is easier to revisit when it names the exact product and uses the same amount for each calculation.

Quick answers

Does VIP 1 reduce every Bybit fee by 20%?

The 20% figure here is our arithmetic for the ordinary spot taker entry: ($10 − $8) ÷ $10. The other columns have different rate differences, and special zones have separate tables. Calculate each applicable entry individually.

When does Bybit review the VIP level?

The official page says daily at 15:00 SGT (07:00 UTC). It separately states that the level when an order is placed determines the trading fee applied to that order.

Must both asset balance and trading volume qualify?

Bybit says either criterion can determine the tier, using whichever qualifies the account for the higher level. The account's VIP screen is the place to check the tier currently assigned before estimating a particular order.

Can a global rate table settle a regional account question?

Bybit says actual rates can vary by region. Use My Fee Rate for the account and the relevant product, then retain the order record if the charged amount needs an explanation.