Source: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/maker-and-taker-fees

# Maker and taker fees
URL: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/maker-and-taker-fees
Last modified: 2026-10-17

A maker fee is charged when your order rests on the book and adds liquidity; a taker fee when it fills against a resting order. Both are a percent of notional, so leverage multiplies them. [A limit order at the top of the book](https://mochatrade.com/learn/start-here/nvidia-trade-walkthrough) is usually maker; [the Mochatrade fee table](https://mochatrade.com/support/mochatrade-trading-fees-and-funding-rates-explained).

## Related terms

- Limit order: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/limit-order
- Liquidity: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/liquidity
- Round-trip trading cost: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/round-trip-trading-cost
- ROE (return on equity in trading): https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/roe
- Funding rate: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/funding-rate
- Notional value: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/notional-value

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