Simple buy vs trading mode
What the Buy button really costs
Most apps open on a simple Buy or Convert button. On the same exchange it is priced differently from the trading screen: a higher fee, a spread built into the price, or both. Here is what each exchange says about it on its own pages.
On $1,000.00, Crypto.com's stated simple-buy fee is $8.00. The same purchase in trading mode costs $5.00 in taker fee. That is $3.00 more, before any spread.
| Exchange | Simple buy | Stated fee | Spread in the price | Trading mode taker fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binance | Convert | Free | Not stated | 0.10% |
| Coinbase | Buy / Sell / Convert | Not published | Yes, size not published | 1.20% · Coinbase Advanced |
| Kraken | Instant Buy | 1.00% | Yes, size not published | 0.80% · Kraken Pro |
| OKX | Convert | Free | Yes, size not published | 0.10% |
| Bybit | Convert | Free | Not stated | 0.10% |
| Bitget | Convert | Free | Not stated | 0.10% |
| KuCoin | Convert | Free | Yes, size not published | 0.10% |
| Gate | Convert | Free | Yes, size not published | 0.10% |
| MEXC | Convert | Free | Not stated | 0.05% |
| Crypto.com | App purchase (EEA) | 0.80% | Not stated | 0.50% |
| Bitstamp | Not verified yet | — | — | Unknown |
| Bitvavo | Not verified yet | — | — | 0.25% |
| Binance.US | Not verified yet | — | — | 0.02% |
| Gemini | Instant order | Not published | Yes, size not published | 1.20% · ActiveTrader |
| Bitso | Not verified yet | — | — | 0.78% |
| WhiteBIT | Not verified yet | — | — | Unknown |
| Indodax | Not verified yet | — | — | Unknown |
| CoinDCX | Not verified yet | — | — | Unknown |
No exchange publishes how wide the spread in its simple buy path is, so we never add a number for it. Where an exchange says a spread exists, the real cost of the Buy button is higher than the fee shown here.
How to pay the trading-mode price
- Open the exchange's trading screen (a separate mode on some apps, such as Kraken Pro or Coinbase Advanced) instead of the Buy button.
- Place a market order for the coin against your currency or a stablecoin. You pay the taker fee and the order-book spread, which our calculator measures for you.
- A limit order at or below the current price pays the lower maker fee, if it fills.