Sky Trade fees: what you pay and the real cost of trading

Sky Trade does not charge a deposit fee or a withdrawal fee, and there is no trading commission per trade. That does not mean trading is free. You pay blockchain and exchange fees when you move money, and — more importantly — every trade has a built-in cost in the form of a payout below 100%. This page separates the two.

What Sky Trade charges

What others may charge

Blockchain network fees. Every crypto transfer pays a fee to the network. On deposits this fee is paid by the sender — you. On withdrawals the network may also charge its fee. The size depends on the network and how busy it is: Ethereum (ERC-20) transfers are often the most expensive, while networks such as BEP-20, TRC-20 or TON are usually cheaper.

Exchange fees. If you buy USDT on an exchange and send it from there, the exchange may charge a trading fee, a P2P spread or a withdrawal fee of its own. These are set by the exchange, not Sky Trade. Our buy USDT guides show where these costs appear.

If less than the requested deposit amount arrives, only what arrived is credited — you can send the difference to the same address. See how to deposit.

The real cost: payout below 100%

On a Higher/Lower trade, a win pays your stake back plus a payout percentage of the stake, and a loss costs the whole stake. Because the payout is always below 100%, a win earns less than a loss costs. That gap is the price of the product. It works like a commission you never see as a separate line.

Example, at an 80% payout with a $10 stake:

• Win: you receive $18 back, a profit of $8.
• Loss: you lose $10.

To break even you need to win often enough that wins cover losses: win rate × 0.8 = (1 − win rate) × 1, which gives 1 ÷ 1.8 = 55.6%. Winning half your trades — what you would expect from a coin toss — loses money.

Break-even win rate by payout

The formula is simple: break-even = 1 ÷ (1 + payout). The profit calculator does it for any payout, and the glossary entry on the break-even win rate explains the idea further.

An illustration over 100 trades

Suppose you open 100 trades of $10 at an 80% payout and win exactly 55 of them. Your wins bring 55 × $8 = $440, your losses cost 45 × $10 = $450. Result: −$10, even though you won more than half the time. This is an arithmetic example, not a prediction — real results vary from trade to trade.

This is why payout matters more than any fee on the page. A few points of payout change the win rate you need. How Sky Trade's payout is set and why it moves is explained in payout percentage, and the bigger picture is in why most beginners lose.

Things that are not fees, but cost money

• Ties. If the price at expiry equals the entry price, your stake is refunded — no gain, no loss.
• Bonuses. A bonus has no fee, but it comes with a wagering requirement that keeps you trading, and every trade carries the payout cost above. See bonuses and promo codes.
• Overtrading. More trades means paying the built-in cost more often. See overtrading and discipline.