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Maker vs taker fees explained

Choosing maker vs taker is the single biggest controllable cost in crypto trading.

Why it matters

Maker rebates can be 5-10 bps better than taker fees. Over a year that compounds enormously.

Smartbull maker-first

Phase 92 adaptive maker-first: try limit at mid-book, wait adaptive ms based on fill bucket, fallback to taker. Telemetry at /admin/maker.

See it in the live engine: