# Trading fee

**URL:** <https://bisq.community/t/trading-fee/9460>\
**Category:** Trading\
**Created:** [May 20, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/trading-fee/9460 "2020-05-20T16:59:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![drjoe](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/drjoe/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@drjoe](https://bisq.community/u/drjoe)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/trading-fee/9460/1 "2020-05-20T16:59:49Z")

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Hello

I am new to Bisq and am struggling to interpret the fee structure for trading

If I created an offer to sell BTC would I be correct in saying the total fee that is incurred upon me is the arbitration fee of 0.001BTC + the mining fee of the transaction?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Bayernator](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/bayernator/32/2515_2.png) [@Bayernator](https://bisq.community/u/Bayernator)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/trading-fee/9460/2 "2020-05-21T16:19:07Z")

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Hello @drjoe, when taking a trade you must put forward a min security deposit equal to 15% of the trade value, this helps protect both parties (both have to place a security deposit) this is returned once the trade is completed. There is then a trade fee (depends on trade size) and the mining fee. When taking a trade all fees are displayed so you know exactly how much you are spending. As for the trade fees you can use BTC or BSQ (a coloured bitcoin token [https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Colored\_Coins](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Colored_Coins)) More info for taking a trade can be found here --\> [https://docs.bisq.network/getting-started.html](https://docs.bisq.network/getting-started.html)