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Restricted investors are those who haven't invested more than 10% of their net worth in high-risk investments such as cryptoassets, P2P loans, crowdfunding, unlisted debt and equities, and units in long-term asset funds, nor plan to do so in the next twelve months. High-Net Worth Investor: High-net worth investors are those whose annual income is greater than £100,000 (excluding pension withdrawals) OR those who have net assets greater than £250,000.Published on Dec 28, 2023Updated on May 29, 202669Block trading basics
They are common among institutional investors, hedge funds and high-net-worth individuals deploying significant capital. When executing large orders on exchanges, traders risk impacting the market and causing price slippage. Alternatively, via private negotiations, they can predetermine a settlement price by requesting-for-quote from a market maker.What is an RFQ?Published on Jun 29, 2022Updated on May 29, 202617How can I do derivatives trading with the Jupyter Notebook?
There are two position (order placement) modes when trading EXPIRY and PERPETUAL: long/short and buy/sell (net). You can change the position (order placement) mode between long/short and buy/sell (net), via the API Set position mode: result = accountAPI.set_position_mode( posMode = "long_short_mode" ) print(result) Or alternatively, you can do it via Settings on the web as below: In buy/sell (net) mode, the position of a certain contract is the net quantity of your buy and sell trades.Published on Sep 28, 2023Updated on May 29, 2026203Trade and Earn FAQ
Your net deposit is calculated from the moment you enroll in the campaign. Any withdrawals or P2P sell orders you make will cause your net deposit to be reset.Q: Why hasn't my net deposit been updated after I made a deposit? Page data is not updated in real time. If you have just made a deposit, please wait 10–15 minutes and then refresh the page. Net deposit only counts eligible deposits made after you enrolled in the campaign.Published on Mar 30, 2026Updated on May 29, 202614How do I use the Top account long/short ratio indicator?
The Top account long/short ratio indicator visualizes the ratio of accounts with net long positions to those with net short positions among the top 5% of traders with the largest open position value. The Top account long/short ratio is viewed as a gauge of top traders' sentiment, where a high ratio suggests optimistic expectations. Long/short ratio (Accounts) ratio is calculated as accounts with net long positions/ accounts with net short positions.Published on May 16, 2024Updated on May 29, 202621How do I use the Account long/short ratio indicator?
The Account long/short ratio indicator visualises the ratio of accounts with net long positions to those with net short positions. This is a sentiment analysis indicator. An indicator featuring a high long-short ratio signifies positive expectations among investors. The display of Account long/short ratio indicatorHow do I turn on the Account long/short ratio indicator?Published on May 16, 2024Updated on May 29, 202619How do I get started with OKX Trade?
To become a market maker or a liquidity provider in an AMM, a user needs to deposit an equivalent value of two tokens in the corresponding pool - for example, $150 worth of ETH and $150 worth of USDC in the USDC/ETH pool.5. What's a DEX Aggregator?Published on Jul 26, 2022Updated on Jun 3, 202678Zero-Knowledge Proofs: what are zk-STARKs and how do they work? (zk-STARK V1)
Building constraints: in order to prove the liability of our exchange, we state three claims: Claim 1: We accumulated every user's values correctly, including the value of each crypto and net value of each user Claim 2: The exchange has not forged a virtual user whose net value is negative to reduce the total exchange liability (An individual user having negative balances is acceptable only if her/his net value is above 0) Claim 3: The total value that the exchange claims accounts for every singlePublished on May 10, 2023Updated on Sep 8, 2025181Event Contracts FAQ
The Up share price subsequently rises to 0.72 USDT, and the user sells all shares: Realized PnL ≈ (0.72 − 0.40) × 100 ≈ +32.00 USDT Note: actual amount received is net of fees.What happens if I hold to expiry without closing early?Published on Apr 16, 2026Updated on Jun 2, 2026How does the V3 liquidity pools work on OKX DeFi?
For example, if an LP adds $5,000 worth of ETH and $5,000 worth of USDC and the pool's value increases to $11,000 due to asset price changes, the LP can exchange their tokens for $11,000, yielding a profit of $1,000. However, considering their initial investment, they could've earned $1,500 more without adding liquidity, highlighting the concept of impermanent loss. In this case, the pool value increased by $1000 due to the increase in ETH price.Published on May 14, 2024Updated on May 29, 202626How do I track the cost price of my spot trades?
Average cost price = (Average cost price before last buy × Amount + Price of last buy × Amount) / Net buying amount Cumulative Cost Price = (Cumulative buying value – Cumulative selling value) / Net buying amount Visit here to learn more.How do I track the cost price of my spot trades?Published on Sep 5, 2024Updated on May 29, 202628Satoshi test FAQ
You'll need to send a random amount specified by us, typically worth 5 USDC, for the test. This amount will be specified during the verification process.4. What happens if I send the wrong amount to the Satoshi test? If the amount sent doesn't match the specified amount for the Satoshi test, the verification will fail. You'll need to restart the test with the correct amount to proceed with your transaction.Your deposit will be locked and you may unlock it by providing the sender's info.Published on May 28, 2024Updated on May 29, 202643What's Options trading?
That means 1 contract of BTC options worth 0.01 BTC while 1 contract of ETH options worth 0.1 ETH. Please note contract multiplier of the perpetual swaps/futures are all 1, and it is contract value that is used to adjust the value of 1 contract of perpetual swaps/futures.What are the specifications of Options trading contract?Published on Nov 19, 2024Updated on Jun 2, 202612How do I use OKX Wallet Trader Mode for copy trading?
Risk Control Settings (optional) Buy Budget: The net buy cap for a copy trading task (net cost = cumulative buys − cumulative sells − gas). Once exceeded, subsequent copy-buy trades will be automatically filtered. If not set, there is no cap. Strategy Stop Loss: The cumulative loss cap for a copy trading task (in USD). When the total unrealized loss of tokens purchased through the task exceeds the threshold, subsequent copy-buy trades will be automatically filtered.Published on Dec 10, 2025Updated on May 29, 202628Crypto profit & loss analysis (PnL) FAQ
Cryptos with a net value of less than $10 are not displayed.3. Is the asset and PnL data shown in Crypto PnL Analysis updated in real time? The number of assets changes in real-time, but there is a 5-10 minute delay in PnL.4. Is Crypto PnL analysis sharing available for all cryptos? No, stablecoins do not support PnL sharing at the moment.5. How is cumulative PnL calculated? When the total value of crypto assets is greater than $10, the system will start calculating the cumulative PnL.Published on Aug 22, 2023Updated on May 29, 2026105