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# Maker Points

### 🚀 Key Benefits

* **Maker Fee = 0**: Enjoy zero fees for all limit orders.
* **Passive Earning**: Earn Maker Points simply by providing liquidity in the order book.
* **Double Rewards**: Earn **Trading Points** on top of your Maker Points once a transaction is executed.

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### 📈 How to Earn More Points

#### 1️⃣ Place Limit Orders (Maker Only)

Only limit orders are eligible for this program.

* **Maker (Limit Orders)** → Earn Points ✅
* **Taker (Market Orders)** → No Maker Points ❌

#### 2️⃣ Stay Close to Market Price

The closer your orders are to the mid-price, the higher your reward weight:

| Distance from Mid Price | Weight  |
| ----------------------- | ------- |
| **≤ 0.05%**             | **1.5** |
| **0.05% – 0.1%**        | **0.8** |
| **0.1% – 0.5%**         | **0.5** |
| **0.5% – 1%**           | **0.3** |
| **> 1%**                | **0**   |

> **Summary:** Real liquidity = Higher rewards.

#### 3️⃣ Keep Orders Active

To prevent spam behavior and ensure depth, duration is key:

* **Longer duration** → Higher weight.
* **Instant cancel** → Very low to zero rewards.
* 💡 **Recommendation:** Keep orders active for at least **10 minutes**.

#### 4️⃣ Provide Two-Sided Liquidity

The system incentivizes balanced market participation:

| Behavior           | Reward Level |
| ------------------ | ------------ |
| **Both Bid + Ask** | ⭐ Higher     |
| **One side only**  | Standard     |

**Best Practice:** Provide both buy and sell orders and keep them relatively balanced in size.

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### ⚖️ Maintain Healthy Liquidity

The system rewards real, balanced liquidity providers. To ensure your points are counted, please follow these requirements:

{% hint style="info" %}
**Minimum Requirements:**

* **Minimum Order Size:** > 50 USDC per side.
* **Minimum Resting Time:** > 3 seconds.
* *Orders that do not meet these two requirements will not be counted toward Maker Points.*
  {% endhint %}

#### Recommendations:

* Provide liquidity on both sides (Bid and Ask).
* **Avoid heavily skewed orders** that do not contribute to actual market depth.

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