> ## Documentation Index
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# Creator Earnings

> Priest.trade offers the most rewarding fee-sharing model in decentralized perpetuals, sharing up to 50% of protocol trading fees with tok...

Priest.trade offers the most rewarding fee-sharing model in decentralized perpetuals, sharing up to **50% of protocol trading fees** with token creators and listers.

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## 1. The Fee Tiers

Trading fees on Priest.trade are 0.10% (10 bps) of notional volume. How much of this fee the creator receives depends on the market's qualification tier:

| Creator Tier | Fee Split | Effective Earning | Requirement |
| - | - | - | - |
| **Base / Unqualified** | **25%** of fees | **0.025%** of volume ($250 per $1M vol) | Default from block zero |
| **Qualified Creator Tier** | **50%** of fees | **0.050%** of volume ($500 per $1M vol) | $\ge \$100,000\$ volume within first 30 days |

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## 2. The \$100k Qualification Gate

To encourage genuine community building and discourage spam tokens:

* A market must reach at least **\$100,000 in cumulative notional volume within 30 days of launch** (`creatorFeeVolumeThresholdUsdc` and `creatorFeeWindowSeconds`).
* Once this threshold is reached, `creatorFeeTierUnlocked` flips to `true` permanently.
* The 50% split remains active for the entire lifetime of the token, even after graduation!
* If the market fails to hit \$100k within 30 days, it remains locked into the 25% base rate indefinitely.

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## 3. How Earnings Accrue

* Every time any trader opens or closes a position on your market, the creator's share is instantly credited to `market.creatorFeesPendingUsdc` in contract storage.
* Accrual is completely automated and non-custodial.
* Your earnings are backed 1:1 by real USDC in the market's vault.

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## 4. How to Claim Your Earnings

You can claim your accumulated fees at any time:

1. Open the **Creator Dashboard** at [priest.trade](https://priest.trade).
2. Review your pending fee balance.
3. Click **Claim Fees**.
4. Confirm the transaction calling `claimCreatorFees(token)`.
5. The full pending balance in USDC will be transferred directly to your creator wallet!


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