Networks, fees and status
Collected straight from the exchange. The fee is quoted in the coin itself and does not depend on the amount — splitting a withdrawal into parts only costs more.
What HTX is
HTX is the former Huobi, one of the oldest exchanges around. The new name changed nothing underneath: this is a large venue with a full set of services and a very long history.
What else is here beyond plain trading
The full set you expect from a large exchange.
Buying one coin for another or for USDT: plain trading, no leverage and no expiry.
584 pairsLeveraged contracts with no expiry date. Funding is charged every few hours — you either pay it or receive it.
413 contractsBuying crypto for ordinary money straight from people; the venue holds the coins in escrow until payment is confirmed.
89 currenciesYield on coins that just sit there: flexible, withdrawable at any moment, or locked for a term at a higher rate.
Taking part in a token sale before the coin reaches open trading.
Mirroring a chosen trader's deals: their statistics are public and the position size scales to your capital.
Grid trading and averaging configured right in the interface, with no code and no third-party service.
A transit point in cross-exchange routes
If you move coins between exchanges often, what a transfer costs saves you more than any difference in trading fees. HTX works well as the stop in the middle.
Trading fee
above averageIt falls with volume and with the venue's token on your balance. On one or two trades a month you will feel the difference.
Transfers
cheaper than mostMove coins often and the saving on withdrawals outweighs the trading fee.
What withdrawals cost next to the neighbours
On the popular networks HTX stays among the cheapest venues in our review. The comparison is built from live feeds, so it always shows where things stand today.
TRON (TRC-20)
Ethereum (ERC-20)
The USDT withdrawal fee in the coin itself, from the same feeds that build the table at the top of this page.
Deposits and withdrawals
The simplest way in is P2P: pick an offer, pay the seller by card, and they release the crypto from escrow. While the trade runs the coins stay frozen and the exchange holds them.
Fund through P2P the usual way in
Withdraw over a network the price depends on the network
This is where most money is lost to carelessness: the transfer price depends on the network, not on the amount.
Prime instead of VIP: twelve tiers and a token discount
The base spot rate is 0.20% both ways, above the average we cover. In exchange it falls further than most: at the top tier the maker fee is 0.0126% and the taker 0.0218%.
| Prime tier | Maker | Taker |
|---|---|---|
| Prime 0 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Prime 1 | 0.16% | 0.17% |
| Prime 2 | 0.14% | 0.15% |
| Prime 3 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Prime 4 | 0.08% | 0.1% |
| Prime 5 | 0.06% | 0.09% |
| Prime 6 | 0.05% | 0.07% |
| Prime 7 | 0.04% | 0.05% |
| Prime 8 | 0.03% | 0.035% |
| Prime 9 | 0.0224% | 0.0318% |
| Prime 10 | 0.0168% | 0.0268% |
| Prime 11 | 0.0126% | 0.0218% |
Rates as published by the exchange on the check date; the tier is recalculated automatically. Rates before discounts. A tier is granted on any of four criteria: spot volume, contract volume, asset value or the value of HTX held.
Paying the fee in the native HTX token takes 25% off: the base 0.20% becomes 0.15%. A separate discount card exists too — but it cannot simply be stacked with the token discount, as the terms differ.
Instead of the usual VIP there is Prime, with four criteria: 30-day spot volume, contract volume, total asset value as of the previous day, and the value of the HTX token held as of the previous day. Meeting any one of them can be enough. By spot volume, tier one takes 30,000 USDT, tier two 120,000 and tier three 600,000.
Contracts run their own schedule: USDT-margined pay 0.02% maker and 0.06% taker, coin-margined 0.02% and 0.05%. The token discount there is far smaller, up to 10%: at a five-percent discount the USDT-contract taker rate becomes 0.057%.
Order minimums
There is no single minimum. The instrument directory returns, per pair, the minimum base quantity, the minimum order value, price and quantity precision and the trading status. The historical public method is api.huobi.pro/v1/common/symbols; for a new integration the response format is worth checking against the venue's current documentation.
Contracts: from weekly to perpetual
There are not only perpetuals here but dated contracts across several horizons: weekly, bi-weekly, quarterly and bi-quarterly. Margin comes in USDT and in the coin itself. A multi-asset collateral mode is developing separately — a 2025 overview lists BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC and USDD, allowing several assets to back a position at once.
The historical ceiling on selected BTC and ETH contracts is 200x, per a 2022 announcement. But the venue revises limits regularly: on 10 April 2026 the maximum on PTBUSDT and LAUSDT was cut from 20x to 10x. The real figure is always worth reading in the contract's own parameters rather than in a review.
Margin
Cross mode offers up to 5x; isolated depends on the pair, available collateral and the borrowing limit. Margin interest accrues hourly and depends on the asset, amount, term, demand and the user's tier — it is not part of the trading fee.
Bots: the rate needs checking separately
The futures grid and other automated strategies build their cost from several parts: the fee on every fill, funding, slippage and liquidation risk. The venue states separately that a bot's rate need not match manual trading — check it in the strategy settings before launching.
Besides bots there are copy trading, Earn and SmartEarn, OTC deals, P2P and a separate P2P Premium, fiat deposits and withdrawals and buying with ordinary money.
We use the exchange's own formula: amount × rate ÷ 365 × term. Put in the rate you see in your account — it changes.
Who it suits
On withdrawal price, one of the best venues in the review.
Running since 2013 — one of the oldest on the market.
Fund it, move it cheaply, carry on.
Alongside Binance: both cover almost any task — the choice comes down to what you actually use every day. Compare →
Frequently asked
What does trading on HTX cost?+
The base spot rate is 0.20% both ways, above the average we cover. With Prime it falls to 0.0126% maker and 0.0218% taker. Contracts are 0.02% and 0.06% on USDT margin and 0.02% and 0.05% on coin margin.
How is a Prime tier reached?+
There are four criteria and any one can suffice: 30-day spot volume, contract volume, asset value as of the previous day, or the value of HTX tokens held as of the previous day. By spot volume, tier one starts at 30,000 USDT.
How large is the HTX token discount?+
On spot, 25%: the base 0.20% becomes 0.15%. On contracts the discount is smaller, up to 10%. A separate discount card does not automatically stack with the token discount.
What is the maximum leverage on HTX?+
The historical ceiling on selected BTC and ETH contracts is 200x, from a 2022 announcement. It is not a general figure: the venue revises limits, and in April 2026 two pairs were cut from 20x to 10x.
What fee do the trading bots charge?+
The venue warns plainly that a bot's rate need not match manual trading. Besides the fee on every fill, a strategy's cost includes funding, slippage and liquidation risk.
Why did Huobi become HTX?+
A 2023 rebrand. The name changed, but the venue itself is still one of the oldest on the market — it has run since 2013.
Where is the biggest saving here?+
On transfers. The trading rate runs above average, but with frequent withdrawals the cheap networks more than cover that gap.
Why are some networks closed for withdrawal?+
Venues pause withdrawals on individual networks during maintenance or when the network itself is congested. The live table at the top of this page shows what is open right now.
Is there P2P here?+
Yes, with the exchange holding escrow: while a trade runs, the seller's coins stay frozen.
Methodology and principles of analytical processing
Forming and structuring the data
The analytical system brings disparate market information together into a single structure, accounting for the specifics of trading directions and the individual characteristics of each platform. That keeps the presentation consistent and the key parameters comparable.
Criteria for forming the results
Forming the analytical selection takes into account the completeness, availability and reliability of the source information. Parameters that meet the established processing and confirmation criteria are included in the calculations. Insufficiently substantiated values are not used in the final results.
Currency of the analytical information
The information presented is kept current through regular refreshing and reconciliation of the analytical parameters. How often that happens is determined by the nature of each category of data and the way it is processed.
HTX or another exchange
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HTX in our scanners: the spot spread, the futures gap, funding rates, P2P rates.
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