What is Priority Fee, Jito (Anti-MEV) and Slippage

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🚀 Priority Fee

What is Priority Fee?

Think of Priority Fee as "tips" for Solana validators. Just like a bigger tip gets you faster service at a restaurant, a higher Priority Fee gets your transaction processed faster.

How it Works:

• Higher fee = Faster processing

• Lower fee = Slower processing

• No fee = Might not process at all

Recommended Settings:

1. Quiet Market (0.0001 SOL) • Use when few people are trading • Late night/early morning • No urgency

2. Normal Market (0.001 SOL) • Most common • Regular trading hours • Normal market activity • Standard transactions

3. Busy Market (0.01 SOL) • During high activity • Important trades • Need instant execution

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⚡ Jito (Anti-MEV)

What is Jito?

Think of Jito as your trade bodyguard. It protects your transactions from "sandwich attacks" and other MEV exploits.

What it Protects From:

• Front-running (others seeing and copying your trade)

• Sandwich attacks (manipulating price before/after your trade)

• Unnecessary fee losses

• MEV-bots

What is MEV bot?

MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) bots make money by reordering transactions in the blockchain.

How does it work?

1. You try to buy a token.

2. The MEV bot sees your transaction first.

3. It buys before you (at a lower price), then sells back to you at a higher price.

4. You pay more, the bot makes a profit.

How do people get caught? – Buying low-liquidity tokens. – Using low fee settings. – Using high slippage settings.

How it Works:

1. Without Jito: • Your trade goes straight to network • Anyone can see it coming • Might get "sandwiched" • Pay fees even if trade fails

2. With Jito: • Trade goes through protected route • Hidden from exploiters • Safer execution • No fees on failed trades

When to Use Jito:

✅ Use When:

• You're new to trading

• Making large trades

• Market is volatile

• Using high slippage

❌ Maybe Skip When:

• Need ultra-fast execution

• Making tiny trades

• Market is very stable

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📉 Slippage

What is Slippage?

Slippage controls price differences between what you expect and what you actually get. It works differently on various platforms.

How it Works:

Raydium (Most DEXes (?))

Fixed SOL Amount, Variable Token Amount

You set how much SOL you want to spend, and slippage affects how many tokens you'll get.

Example:

You want to spend 1 SOL with 5% slippage:

• Expected price: $5.00 per token

• If price rises to $5.25 (negative slippage):

• You'll get fewer tokens

• Still spend 1 SOL

• If price drops to $4.75 (positive slippage):

• You'll get more tokens

• Still spend 1 SOL

You always spend the exact SOL amount you set, but token quantity may vary within your slippage range

PumpFun (?)

Recommended Settings:

1. Safe Mode (1-3%) • Normal market conditions • Standard trading • Lower risk

2. Normal Mode (3-5%) • Some volatility • Regular trading • Balance of safety/success

3. Volatile Mode (5-10%) • Very active market • Need trade to complete • Higher risk tolerance

4. With Jito Protection: • Can use higher slippage • More protected from exploitation • Safer overall

Higher slippage means:

• More likely trades go through

• But possible price impact higher

Using Jito? You can set slightly higher slippage safely as you're protected from exploitation

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🎯 Setting Combinations

For Safe Trading

Priority Fee: 0.001 SOL

Jito: ON

Slippage: 3%

For Fast Trading

Priority Fee: 0.01 SOL

Jito: OFF

Slippage: 5%

💡 Pro Tips

Save on Fees:

• Use Jito to avoid failed transaction fees

• Start with recommended Priority Fee

• Increase only when needed

Protect Your Trades:

• Always use Jito for large trades

• Keep slippage reasonable

• Monitor market conditions

Optimize Success:

• Match settings to market conditions

• Start conservative, adjust as needed

• Use Jito when unsure

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If you have questions about any terms on this page and see a (?) symbol next to them, you can learn more by checking these links:

• What is DEXs