# Fees & Payments All fees collected by Carbon DeFi are protocol-owned, and their allocation is decided solely through DAO governance. ### Trader fees These fees are paid by the users that trade with existing strategies and orders on Carbon DeFi. The trading fee is defined as a percentage from the trade amount. The current trading fee percentage can be verified via smart contract, as described on the [tradingFeePPM](/contracts-and-functions/carboncontroller-functions/read-functions/tradingfeeppm.md) page. ### Dex aggregator swap fees On the app interface, for some chains, we introduce a dex aggregator solution (inhouse or managed by 3rd party) which will include a specific 0.25% trading fee as part of the transaction. --- # 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.carbondefi.xyz/carbon-defi/introducing-carbon-defi/fees-and-payments.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.