Referral codes
Every code below is one we hold and have checked. Each row shows what the code gives you, what that is worth over a year, and when we last verified it.
- KuCoin
Applied by the signup link
- 20% off feesNo code available
$62.40
saved per year
Code not configured
Ranked by what you are left paying once the code is applied, at $50,000 traded per month with 20% maker orders, not by the size of the saving, which would put the most expensive venues on top. Futures rates are used where a venue trades them, spot where it does not. Change the volume in the calculator to see your own figure. Signup bonuses are shown separately because they pay once and cannot honestly be added to a recurring saving.
Codes and terms last verified Aug 16, 2026.
Getting the code applied
Two things decide whether a code works, and both happen before you fund the account.
Apply it at registration, not after
Nearly every exchange binds the referral to the account permanently when it is created. Support cannot attach one later, and opening a second account to capture it breaches the terms on essentially every venue.
Check it landed before you submit
On link-based signups the referral field should already show the code. If it is blank, a browser extension or a redirect stripped the parameter. Type it in manually. On Korean exchanges the code is never in the link and always has to be entered by hand.
Confirm it after signing up
Most exchanges show your referrer or your fee rate in account settings. Check it there rather than assuming. A code that silently failed looks exactly like one that worked until you compare fee statements.
Common questions
- Do I pay more for using a referral code?
- No, and on most exchanges you pay less. The commission comes out of trading fees the exchange already collects, and a referral code usually applies a standing discount on top. Signing up without a code does not save you anything. It just means the exchange keeps the whole fee instead of splitting it.
- Can I add a referral code to an account I already have?
- Almost never. Nearly every exchange binds the referral relationship permanently when the account is created, and support cannot change it afterwards. Creating a second account to capture the discount breaches the terms of service on essentially every venue and usually gets both accounts frozen at verification.
- How do I know the code actually applied?
- Check it rather than assume. On a link-based signup the referral field on the registration form should already contain the code before you submit; if it is blank, a browser extension or a redirect stripped it and you should type it in. After registering, most exchanges show your referrer or your current fee rate in account settings. A code that silently failed looks identical to one that worked until you compare fee statements.
- Which referral code is worth the most?
- It depends on how much you trade. A standing fee discount compounds with volume and overtakes any signup bonus quickly at meaningful size; a bonus is worth more if you intend to trade rarely. That is why the table above keeps the annual fee saving and the signup bonus in separate columns instead of merging them into one score. They are different kinds of value and cannot honestly be added together. Note that the Korean venues pay a bonus only: none of them shares trading fees after signup.
- Are these codes verified?
- Every code on this page is one we hold, and each carries the date its terms were last reconciled against the exchange's own published schedule. Where a code is not available, the row says so and the button is disabled rather than sending you through a broken registration flow.
- Do you pay part of your commission back to me?
- No, and you should be wary of sites that say they will. Several exchanges, Binance among them, explicitly prohibit affiliates from privately sharing commission with the people they refer, and penalise it by cutting or voiding the affiliate's commission. Every discount described here is one the exchange itself applies to your account, which is why it does not depend on us continuing to pay anything.