# Crypto, Forex and Commodity Trading ## Trading Fees BTC and ETH have 0.05% trading fees and other crypto pairs have 0.1% trading fees. The forex and commodity pairs have 0.012% trading fees because of its lower volatility. Traders are offered the opportunity to receive up to a 50% discount on these fees. The discount amount is determined based on the trading volume over the past 30 days, as well as the number of PIKA tokens staked by the trader. This is outlined in the following fee structure:: ## Trading Hours For crypto pairs, market is live 24/7. For forex and commodity pairs, market is closed from Friday 4pm EDT to Sunday 5pm EDT, and closed on these holidays: * December 25th - 27th * January 1st - 3rd Traders cannot close positions using the UI when the market is closed and if they close it via smart contract, a big slippage will be involved. ## Stop Loss Orders The stop loss orders for forex and commodity may not work if the market opens at a different price than the price it closed at last time it was open, which could results in unexpected liquidations or profit. Therefore, traders are recommended to be careful with keeping orders open when market is closed. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.pikaprotocol.com/crypto-forex-and-commodity-trading.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.