Coinbase Advanced
1.8%
Round trip fee
Active traders in the US, UK or EU who want an order book with no spread and tiered fees, from the same account as regular Coinbase.
Open Coinbase AdvancedPerp DEXes you can use from the US (2026)
For trading perps as a US resident, our top pick is Coinbase Advanced — active traders in the US, UK or EU who want an order book with no spread and tiered fees, from the same account as regular Coinbase. Also strong: Robinhood, Gemini, Coinbase.
Checked 2026-10-17 · 4 venues · methodRobinhood
1.9%
Round trip fee
US users who already invest with Robinhood and want a simple way to buy major coins and listed memecoins (DOGE, SHIB, PEPE, BONK, WIF, TRUMP) without a separate exchange account.
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2.4%
Round trip fee
US, UK and EU users who want a regulated, licence-focused exchange and can use limit orders on ActiveTrader to avoid the higher app fees.
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| # | Venue | Round trip | Fees paid, 30d | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coinbase Advanced | 1.8% | — | Open |
| 2 | Robinhood | 1.9% | — | Open |
| 3 | Gemini | 2.4% | — | Open |
| 4 | Coinbase | — | — | Open |
The picks
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Coinbase Advanced
· web, ios, android · 1.8% round trip
Coinbase Advanced is the order-book trading mode of Coinbase, the custodial exchange run by Nasdaq-listed Coinbase. It replaced Coinbase Pro, uses the same Coinbase account and charges maker and taker fees by 30-day volume instead of a spread. It targets active traders and offers spot and, in eligible regions, derivatives.
- Charges maker and taker fees on an order book instead of a built-in spread.
- Tier qualification can come from spot volume, derivatives volume or a USDC balance, whichever is most favourable.
Watch out: US entry fees of 0.50% maker and 0.90% taker are high next to many exchanges' base rates.
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Robinhood
Ethereum · Bitcoin · Solana · Dogecoin · Arbitrum · Polygon · Optimism · BNB Chain · Base · Robinhood Chain · web, ios, android, desktop · 1.9% round trip
Robinhood is a US brokerage app whose crypto unit (Robinhood Crypto, LLC) began live trading in February 2018 and now sells ~90 coins, including memecoins such as DOGE, SHIB, PEPE, BONK, WIF and TRUMP. Default trades have no explicit fee: Robinhood is paid inside the spread, keeping 0.95% of notional from its market makers as of June 2026. Optional exchange routing instead charges 0.00%-0.95% fee tiers. A separate non-custodial Robinhood Wallet app charges a 0.80% swap fee.
- Default trades have no explicit fee line, and the spread is disclosed on the order review screen.
- Exchange routing offers fee tiers from 0.95% down to 0.00% for active traders.
Watch out: The default route's spread includes 0.95% per side that goes to Robinhood (as of June 2026), about 1.9% round trip.
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Gemini
· web, ios, android · 2.4% round trip
Gemini is a New York-based crypto exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, live since October 2015. It runs under a New York limited-purpose trust charter and has been listed on Nasdaq as GEMI since September 2025. Simple buys in the app use quoted fees plus a spread, while the ActiveTrader order book charges maker/taker fees of 0.60%/1.20% at the base tier.
- New York limited-purpose trust charter since 2015, plus FCA registration in the UK and a Malta MiCA licence for the EEA.
- ActiveTrader maker/taker fees fall to 0.00%/0.02% at $250M monthly volume.
Watch out: Base ActiveTrader taker fee is 1.20%, so a market-order round trip costs about 2.4% before spread or deposit fees.
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Coinbase
Base · Solana · web, ios, android
Coinbase is a US-listed (Nasdaq: COIN) custodial crypto exchange and broker. Simple buys and sells carry a spread plus a Coinbase fee, Coinbase Advanced is a maker/taker order book, and since 2025 the app has offered DEX trading of onchain Base and Solana tokens through an integrated self-custody wallet.
- Coinbase Advanced has no spread and charges maker/taker fees on a central limit order book.
- Coinbase says it has no payment-for-order-flow relationships, and Primary Balance trades execute on Coinbase Exchange's order book.
Watch out: Simple trades combine a variable spread with a variable Coinbase fee, and no fixed % is published.
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What a trade costs on each
Cost of a round trip (buy + sell). Platform fee only; network and pool fees are extra.
How we ranked
Filtered to live venues that fit the job, then ranked by how much traders actually use them: total fees users paid in the last 30 days, from DefiLlama. Venues DefiLlama does not track come last, ordered by fee. Fees are shown for every pick so you can trade off popularity against cost. Fee data comes from each venue's own fee page, checked 2026-10-17. Venues that are suspended or merged are excluded.
FAQ
What is the perp dexes you can use from the us?
For trading perps as a US resident, our top pick is Coinbase Advanced — active traders in the US, UK or EU who want an order book with no spread and tiered fees, from the same account as regular Coinbase. Also strong: Robinhood, Gemini, Coinbase.
Which is cheapest?
Coinbase Advanced: 1.8% per round trip, platform fee only.
Which of these work in the US?
Coinbase Advanced, Robinhood, Gemini, Coinbase
How did DexSheet rank these?
Filtered to live venues that fit the job, then ranked by how much traders actually use them: total fees users paid in the last 30 days, from DefiLlama. Venues DefiLlama does not track come last, ordered by fee. Fees are shown for every pick so you can trade off popularity against cost.