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Overview

Fees and rebates are credited per fill in real time, in USDC, based on your current rolling-volume tier. Sub-account volume rolls up to the main account, and all sub-accounts share the same fee tier. BULK is fundamentally transparent. There is no liquidation fee, no flow payment, and no hidden spread cost. Every node in the network runs the same deterministic execution logic - no single party has control over order flow or fee extraction. Validators earn 12.5% of trading fees for running the network.

Phase 1: Genesis Liquidity (First 30 Days)

Zero maker fees for all market makers, with rebates at higher tiers.
Tier15-Day VolumeMakerTaker
1< 1M0 bps3.5 bps
2≥ 1M0 bps3.3 bps
3≥ 10M0 bps3.0 bps
4≥ 50M0 bps2.8 bps
5≥ 150M-1.0 bps2.6 bps
6≥ 500M-1.5 bps2.4 bps
7≥ 1.5B-2.0 bps2.3 bps
8≥ 4.0B-2.5 bps2.2 bps
Negative maker fees = rebates paid to you per fill.

Phase 2: Public Fee and Rebate Tiers

After Phase 1, rebates scale by 14-day rolling volume. Tier is measured continuously and applied in real time.
Tier14-Day VolumeMakerTaker
1< 1M2.0 bps3.5 bps
2≥ 1M1.8 bps3.3 bps
3≥ 10M1.5 bps3.0 bps
4≥ 50M1.0 bps2.8 bps
5≥ 150M0.0 bps2.6 bps
6≥ 500M-1.0 bps2.4 bps
7≥ 1.5B-1.5 bps2.3 bps
8≥ 4.0B-2.0 bps2.2 bps
Rebates are credited per fill to the main account.

The BULK Alpha Program

A performance-based rewards program on top of fee rebates, designed to accelerate market liquidity starting with makers. Reward pool: 7.5% of taker fee revenue per epoch (one epoch = 30 days).

Quality Score

Each market maker is scored per market: QS=0.40OI+0.30TightnessDepth+0.20Uptime+0.10VolumeQS = 0.40 \cdot \text{OI} + 0.30 \cdot \text{TightnessDepth} + 0.20 \cdot \text{Uptime} + 0.10 \cdot \text{Volume}
ComponentWeightWhat It Rewards
Open Interest Share40%Maintaining a large share of the exchange’s open interest
Spread and Depth30%Tight spreads and deep order books
Uptime20%Quoting consistently
Trading Volume Share10%Both maker and taker volume
Distribution is market-weighted (larger markets allocate more rewards), then market-maker-weighted by QSQS within each market. Rewards are paid out every epoch. No KYC or special requirements beyond the criteria above.