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 (?)

Fixed Token Amount, Variable SOL Cost

You choose how many tokens to buy, and slippage affects how much SOL you'll pay.

Example:

You want to buy 1000 tokens with 10% slippage:

• Expected cost: 1 SOL

• If price rises 9%:

• You'll pay 1.09 SOL

• Still get 1000 tokens

• If price drops:

• You'll pay less SOL

• Still get 1000 tokens

You always get the exact token amount you want, but SOL cost may vary within your slippage range

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