We opened a Bitget account, checked its spot and futures fee tiers and followed an elite trader through Bitget's copy trading tool to see who actually profits. The fees are competitive. The profit-share math on copying is where new traders lose the plot.
We opened a Bitget account, funded it, checked the fee schedule against what the sign-up flow advertises, then followed an elite trader through the copy trading tab for two weeks to see what the feature actually costs once a trade closes.
The fee schedule holds up to scrutiny
At the base VIP0 tier, Bitget charges 0.1% maker and 0.1% taker on spot trades, dropping to 0.08% on both sides if you pay with the BGB token. Futures fees start lower still: 0.02% maker and 0.06% taker before any volume discount. We compared these against the live fee overview page rather than trusting marketing copy, and they were exactly as advertised at the account tier we tested.
Volume climbs the VIP ladder quickly on paper. Reaching VIP1 requires 500,000 USDT in 30-day spot volume, which is a real threshold for an active trader rather than a token gesture, and each tier above it drops fees further while raising withdrawal limits.
Copy trading: the feature Bitget wants you to notice first
Bitget's homepage and app both push copy trading harder than any other product, spot and futures versions, plus a bot-copying option we did not test in depth. The mechanic is straightforward: pick an elite trader from a public leaderboard, allocate capital, and your account mirrors their opens and closes automatically.
