Journal
Field notes on fee schedules, spread checks, and desktop calculator habits for traders.
Practical notes from comparison sessions—not generic market commentary.
When withdrawal brackets erase a clean spread
A mid-day BTC gap looked healthy until the destination network fee stepped up a bracket at the size the desk preferred.
Maker labels that still behave like taker
Post-only intentions fail when the desk’s order type silently removes the maker flag—fee math should follow the fill, not the intention.
Dual-monitor layouts that keep fee cells honest
Put the fee stack on the screen you glance at before clicking—charts alone invite optimistic spreads.
Reading VIP tiers against last month’s volume
Public VIP tables describe a future you might not occupy yet—volume windows matter when you price a spread.