ApeX offer evidence & research methods
Checked 18 September 2026 · Affiliate Code Research
The public save20 invitation displayed 5% Perps Discount and 20% Perps Cashback as separate fields. Its effective benefit for an individual account remains unverified. This evidence sheet separates what the page shows, what the documentation says and what still needs an answer.
Independent affiliate publisher. We may receive a commission from this invitation. Public evidence is not an account-specific offer or a completed trading test.
Ten questions, with their evidence
Scope: ApeX Omni and save20 / affiliate 172 / group 9059. Dates record our check, not a promise that a campaign will remain unchanged.
Public page observation
Which invitation was observed?
save20; affiliate_id=172 and group_id=9059.
Evidence limit: The terms assigned to an individual account have not been verified.
Open source (referral invitation) · Checked 2026-09-18
Public page observation
What does the discount field say?
5% Perps Discount, as displayed on 2026-09-18.
Evidence limit: The actual maker/taker rates assigned to the account.
Open source (referral invitation) · Checked 2026-09-18
Public page observation
What does the cashback field say?
20% Perps Cashback, shown separately from the discount.
Evidence limit: Recipient, calculation basis, caps, exclusions, eligibility and payout timing.
Open source (referral invitation) · Checked 2026-09-18
Not verified
Is the effective combined benefit known?
No combined percentage or account saving has been established. Do not add the two displayed percentages.
Evidence limit: Account terms, charged-fee records and any cashback payout records.
Open source · Checked 2026-09-18
Published rule
What are the published base trading fees?
0.02% maker and 0.05% taker for Omni perpetuals.
Evidence limit: Individual account adjustments, including eligible VIP or referral rates.
Open source · Checked 2026-09-18
Worked calculation
Do opening and closing fills both count?
Two $50,000 taker fills total $100,000 of executed notional. At 0.05%, the base trading fee is $50.
Evidence limit: Each real fill’s notional and assigned rate. Funding and other costs are excluded.
Open source · Checked 2026-09-18
Published rule
What volume window does VIP use?
The Omni Perps VIP schedule uses rolling 14-day trading volume.
Evidence limit: The individual account’s current qualification and fee tier.
Open source · Checked 2026-09-18
Published rule
Can referral and VIP discounts be added?
They do not stack. The lower eligible fee takes precedence.
Evidence limit: Which eligible rate ApeX actually assigns to the account.
Open source · Checked 2026-09-18
Published rule
Who does the new automatic binding rule cover?
The 7 September 2026 update describes new accounts created through referral links on web and H5.
Evidence limit: Native app behavior and permission to rebind an existing account are not established by that announcement.
Open source · Checked 2026-09-18
Published rule
Can historical Spot Swap benefits be counted?
Spot Swap closed on 5 August 2026 at 10:00 UTC. Historical invitation labels are not evidence of an active Spot Swap offer.
Evidence limit: Not applicable to an active Spot Swap offer: the documented product is closed.
Open source · Checked 2026-09-18
How the review was done
- Read the public invitation and retain a dated screenshot of its separate offer fields.
- Compare the relevant product, fee schedule, VIP window, onboarding announcement and closure notice with first-party documentation. Use the deployed-system analysis from L2BEAT for the safety discussion.
- Keep observations, published rules and calculations separate. A historical audit, affiliate article or repeated claim does not verify present account terms.
- Show the source beside the claim. The downloads and visible evidence cards use the same records. Change review dates only after a substantive check.
This is a public-interface and documentation review. No account signup, trade, withdrawal or cashback payout was completed for this review. We have not audited the contracts or established a complete incident history. The safety guide explains the limits of the available sources.
Questions to resolve before relying on the offer
The following text can be selected and copied into a conversation with official ApeX support. This site does not send it or supply account-specific answers.
For save20, affiliate 172 / group 9059, which account receives cashback, what is its calculation basis, are there caps or exclusions, when is it paid, and what maker/taker rate is assigned to my account? Does my account qualify, does VIP change the rate, and can an existing account be bound or rebound?
A complete account test would record the binding screen, assigned rates, executed notional and fee for each fill, plus any eligible cashback record. Private identifiers should be redacted before publication. These are requirements for future evidence, not steps we claim to have completed.
Use the evidence
Use the fee calculator for base-cost examples and the activation guide for the documented web/H5 flow. See About this site for disclosure and corrections.