# Referrals ## Referral Codes Users can create and share referral codes to help introduce new users to the Meridian ecosystem. Whenever new users use your referral code you earn discounts on any leverage trading fees. To create a referral code: * Go to * Click on the Affiliates tab * Create a referral code using any combination of letters, numbers and underscores and referral codes are case sensitive. * ```
``` Once you've created your code, click on the copy icon next to the code to get your referral link, it should look something like this: . You can share this link on any platform, e.g. Twitter, Telegram. When a user clicks on your link, your referral code would be stored with the user's account. When the user makes a trade they would receive a discount and you would earn rebates from their trading fees. You will continue to earn rebates even if the user uses another device later on as the referral code is stored on the blockchain the first time the user makes a trade. The discounts and rebates will be distributed once each week as ETH and the rebates history will be viewable on . Note that currently rebates and discounts are only available for leveraged trades that are made on the Meridian trading platform. **The referral program is subject to change and may be updated or withdrawn at any time.** ### Tiers The referral program has a tier system to prevent abuse through self-referrals, this helps to ensure that referrers receive the rebates for the users they brought onto the platform. * Tier 1: 5% discount for traders, 5% rebates to referrer * Tier 2: 10% discount for traders, 10% rebates to referrer Anyone can create a Tier 1 code. To upgrade a Tier 1 code to Tier 2 the referrers must have at least 15 active users using their referral codes each week **and** a combined weekly volume above $5 million. If your account fulfils this criteria, please email . ### Rebates Rebates and discounts only apply on the opening and closing fees for leverage trading. The standard opening and closing fees are 0.1%. Referrer rebates are calculated before user discounts in this way referrers earn on the full maker fee. This ensures that the Meridian rebates compare very favourably when compared to other referral programs. #### [Launch Meridian App](https://www.meridianfinance.net/#/) --- # 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.meridianfinance.net/trading-meridian-trade/meridian-trade/referrals.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.