Measuring how many of your Bitget fills are maker fills in Australia

On Bitget, each fill is recorded either as a maker fill, where your resting order was matched by someone else, or a taker fill, where your order matched an existing one immediately. The two are often charged differently. Many traders assume that because they use limit orders they are mostly makers, but a limit order priced through the market executes straight away as a taker. Measuring your actual maker share takes one afternoon and gives you a real number to work with. This guide explains how readers in Australia can do it. Current rates are on the official Bitget fee page.

Pull a sample of fills

Open your trade history and select a recent period, for example the last month. Look at individual fills rather than order summaries, because one order can produce several fills of different types. If you export the history, check which column shows whether each fill was maker or taker. A month of ordinary trading is usually enough to see a clear pattern without drowning in detail.

Count and compare

Count how many fills fell into each group and add up the fees for each. Work out the share of fills that were maker fills. Many people find this share is lower than they expected. That is useful information in itself, because it shows how your habits translate into costs. Write the result down with the period it covers so you can compare it with later months.

Find out why fills became taker fills

Look at a few taker fills from limit orders and compare the limit price with the best bid and ask at the time. Usually the price crossed the spread because you wanted to be sure of filling. If you want orders that only rest on the book, read how the post-only option works in the Bitget help centre and try it with a small size first. A rejected order is a reminder that the price would have crossed.

Decide calmly whether to change

There is nothing wrong with taker fills when speed matters, for example when closing a position to limit a loss. The aim is to make that choice deliberately. If costs matter more than immediacy for most of your trades, patient limit or post-only orders may suit you better, accepting that some will not fill. Repeat the measurement in a month and see whether the change actually moved the number.

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Scenario checkpoint

• Review individual fills, not order summaries, for a recent period
• Count maker and taker fills and total the fees for each group
• Write down your maker share with the period it covers
• Check whether your taker fills came from limit prices that crossed the spread
• Try post-only with a small order before relying on it