Crypto Fees
Alpaca stock trading remains commission-free, where crypto trading includes a small fee per trade dependent on volume. See the below table with volume-tiered fee pricing:
Tier | 30D Crypto Volume (USD) | Maker | Take |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 - 100,000 | 0.15% | 0.25% |
2 | 100,000 - 500,000 | 0.12% | 0.22% |
3 | 500,000 - 1,000,000 | 0.10% | 0.20% |
4 | 1,000,000 - 10,000,000 | 0.08% | 0.18% |
5 | 10,000,000- 25,000,000 | 0.05% | 0.15% |
6 | 25,000,000 - 50,000,000 | 0.02% | 0.13% |
7 | 50,000,000 - 100,000,000 | 0.02% | 0.12% |
8 | 100,000,000+ | 0.00% | 0.10% |
The crypto fee will be charged on the credited crypto asset/fiat (what you receive) per trade. Some examples:
- Buy
ETH/BTC
, you receiveETH
, the fee is denominated inETH
- Sell
ETH/BTC
, you receiveBTC
, the fee is denominated inBTC
- Buy
ETH/USD
, you receiveETH
, the fee is denominated inETH
- Sell
ETH/USD
, you receiveUSD
, the fee is denominated inUSD
To get the fees incurred from crypto trading you can use Activities API to query activity_type
by CFEE
or FEE
.
See below example of CFEE object:
{
"id": "20220812000000000::53be51ba-46f9-43de-b81f-576f241dc680",
"activity_type": "CFEE",
"date": "2022-08-12",
"net_amount": "0",
"description": "Coin Pair Transaction Fee (Non USD)",
"symbol": "ETHUSD",
"qty": "-0.000195",
"price": "1884.5",
"status": "executed"
}
Fees are currently calculated and posted end of day. If you query on same day of trade you might not get results. We will be providing an update for fee posting to be real-time in the near future.
Check out our Crypto Trading FAQ here
Updated 3 months ago