Fee discounts

How Binance charges spot and futures fees, how the invitee discount is calculated, and what it adds up to over a year of trading.

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Fee discounts

How Much a Binance Referral Code Saves in a Year

Four realistic trading profiles, each costed out over twelve months, showing what the referral discount returns — and where it stops being worth thinking about.

7 min read · Updated 2026-08-21

A diagram showing margin, leverage and the much larger notional value the fee is charged on

Fee discounts

Binance Futures Fees and the 5% Referral Discount

Futures fees are charged on notional value, not margin, and funding is usually the bigger cost. Here is the full picture, with the referral discount in its proper place.

8 min read · Updated 2026-08-21

A layered chart showing the base spot fee reduced first by the BNB discount and then by the referral discount

Fee discounts

Binance Spot Fees and the 15% Referral Discount, Calculated

How Binance charges spot trading fees, how the invitee discount is applied on top, and how the BNB discount and VIP tiers change the arithmetic.

8 min read · Updated 2026-08-21

Referral code

15% off spot 5% off futures

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The code can only be entered while you create the account. It costs you nothing and cannot be added later.