Compare crypto exchange spot fees and AUSTRAC registration

How to compare exchange costs

Start by matching the exact product and account tier you would actually use, because fees differ between them. Product type, the legal entity behind the service and your own location all affect which charges apply. A single headline fee cannot establish the lowest total cost, since total costs depend on the product, transaction size, spreads, trade commissions, funding method and conversion, and the withdrawal network used.

CoinSpot's fee schedule separates Markets trading from Instant Buy/Sell/Swap, and also sets out funding charges and wallet network fees. Kraken's Australian fee schedule separates Pro spot tiers from Instant Buy, noting that Instant Buy pricing includes a spread and that additional payment fees may apply.

Some public rates sit behind account login, some providers apply differing geographic rates, and public sources sometimes conflict. Where this page says something is not confirmed, it means the exact rate was unverified, not that it is free. Reviewing the full order preview and checking network fees before transacting is practical, without assuming any provider is universally the cheapest.

How to read these fee rates

Spot rates sit apart from margin, CFD and derivatives costs, funding charges and withdrawal fees. Check the product, tier and country behind any figure. A recorded fee does not establish eligibility or safety.

Maker and taker rates

Maker and taker describe how an executed order meets the order book, not your trade direction. Kraken's maker and taker explanation sets out its Pro order-book rules: an order not matched immediately against an opposing order on the book earns maker treatment, and one matched at once against an existing order earns taker treatment. A limit order can execute immediately and incur the taker rate, so not every limit order is maker, and fills are never guaranteed.

A rate applies to each trade, so a round trip is charged on both sides. Kraken's Australian fee schedule normally charges a percentage of quote-currency volume. The hypothetical two-sided spot trade record shows the arithmetic, and the cash and crypto funding checks sit apart from trade fees.

Product-specific flat fees

The flat-rate record covers CoinSpot Markets alone. CoinSpot's fee page lists separate trading categories for Markets and for Instant Buy, Sell and Swap, so a Markets rate does not apply to the Instant service.

Kraken Instant Buy/Sell sits apart from Pro spot: its pricing includes a spread, payment fees can also apply, and the Pro maker and taker rates do not describe it, so a quoted price is not automatically all-inclusive. Kraken's request-for-quote services can instead present an all-inclusive quote, but that does not transfer to other exchanges.