Optimus Futures fees explained

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Overview of Optimus Futures fees and charges

When trading or investing at an online broker, fees can have a big impact on your results, so it's good to know what kind of charges you'll be facing and how these compare to fees at other brokers.

If fees are your top concern, Optimus Futures is a good choice, as it has low fees in general. Check our toplist for cheaper brokers.

I found Optimus Futures's trading fees fairly low

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I've personally tested dozens of global brokers, carefully looking at their fees not just on their website but also in the course of live trading. Here's how Optimus Futures fared:

Optimus Futures charges low futures fees.
There is no inactivity fee even if you leave your account idle for a long time.
The basic withdrawal fee is $20, but some transactions may cost more.
Read our full review of Optimus Futures for info on safety, trading platforms and funding.

Optimus Futures fees at a glance
Assets	Fee level	Fee terms
US stock fee	-	Not available
EURUSD fee	-	FX not available
US tech fund fee	-	Not available
Inactivity fee	Low	No inactivity fee

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The futures fees are really low at Optimus Futures, one of the best in the industry.

Low futures fees

Stock index futures fee for 10 contracts
	Optimus Futures Optimus Futures	NinjaTrader NinjaTrader	AMP Futures AMP Futures
US micro e-mini stock index futures Estimated commission for 10 contracts	$2.5 $0.25-$0.05 per side for micro contracts, and $0.75-$0.10 per side for standard contracts depending on the contracts traded	$3.5 $0.35 per contract on Free plan, $0.25 on Monthly plan, and $0.09 on Lifetime plan	$1.4 All-in fees for volume-tiered fee structure: $0.49-$0.46 per side depending on the contracts traded
UK stock index futures Estimated commission for 10 contracts	$7.5 $0.25-$0.05 per side for micro contracts, and $0.75-$0.10 per side for standard contracts depending on the contracts traded	$12.9 $1.29 per contract on Free plan, $0.99 on Monthly plan, and $0.59 on Lifetime plan	$11.0 All-in fees for volume-tiered fee structure: £1.16-£0.81 per side depending on the contracts traded

The commission will not exceed $0.50 per side even if you trade only low volumes, but clients who meet daily volume thresholds can qualify for even lower fees, with discounted commissions as low as $0.10 per trade.

Futures trading commissions
Average daily contracts	Commission per trade for micro contracts	Commission per trade for standard contracts
0-20 contracts	$0.25	$0.75
21-100 contracts	$0.20	$0.50
101-500 contracts	$0.15	$0.25
501-1,000 contracts	$0.10	$0.20
1,000< contracts	$0.05	$0.10

On top of trading commissions, there are three more fee elements:

Order routing fee: it can be up to $0.50 per trade depending on the FCM trading platform you use.
Exchange/clearing & NFA Fees: it varies depending on exchanges and products. For the most popular Micro E-mini and E-mini futures, it is $0.25 and $1.28 per trade per contract, respectively.
Market Data: the data fee for CME markets is $9 per month for non-professional traders.

Optimus Futures also provides options on futures. Options fees are the same as those for simple futures contracts.

No inactivity fee, high withdrawal fee

There is no inactivity fee and deposits are also free. On the other hand, domestic wire withdrawals cost $20-40 and international wire withdrawals cost $25-60 fee per transaction.

Optimus Futures inactivity, withdrawal and other fees
Broker	Inactivity fee	Withdrawal fee
Optimus Futures		$20
NinjaTrader		$0
AMP Futures		$30

Crypto fees

Optimus Futures offers trading of Bitcoin futures, using the same fee structure as for other futures products. The exchange fee for Bitcoin futures is $6.00 ($2.50 on Micro Bitcoin) per trade per contract on the CME and $1.25 per trade per contract on the CFE.

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