# Trading fee discount with staked GMX/MP **URL:** \ **Category:** Proposals\ **Created:** [December 15, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://gov.gmx.io/t/trading-fee-discount-with-staked-gmx-mp/1365 "2022-12-15T00:24:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**Author:** ![Jonezee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/gov.gmx.io/jonezee/32/1238_2.png) [@Jonezee](https://gov.gmx.io/u/Jonezee)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://gov.gmx.io/t/trading-fee-discount-with-staked-gmx-mp/1365/10 "2025-03-24T15:36:31Z")
The idea has been brought up a few times, and has been a slumbering discussion in the community for a long time. But admittedly, there’s been limited discussion of it here on the Governance forum. See also here: [Introduce discount on fees for holding/staking GMX](https://gov.gmx.io/t/introduce-discount-on-fees-for-holding-staking-gmx/407) There are good arguments for staked GMX enabling trading fee discounts, particularly around boosting customer loyalty and helping retain larger traders. And a few good arguments against it as well, particularly around it adding complexity, and GMX being a neutral protocol that offers traders of every size a level playing ground with equal fees. I lean towards the former side myself; > [@GMX: Enhancing Fairness in the Referral System](https://gov.gmx.io/t/gmx-enhancing-fairness-in-the-referral-system/3764/8): > > I would suggest it is time to introduce a system where staking GMX tokens results in advantages for traders and referrers (akin to your GMSOL points mechanics). Trading fee discounts, tiered based on the number of GMX staked Increased referral rewards, tiered based on the number of GMX staked This will strengthen the relationship between using the protocol and wanting to hold GMX tokens, which is important. And it increases the incentives for traders and community members to communicate about… --- _[View the full topic](https://gov.gmx.io/t/trading-fee-discount-with-staked-gmx-mp/1365)._