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Lead traders: Lead trader profile
For example, 120/250. 1.9 AUM The total value of assets currently being copied by traders copying a lead trader 2. Trading charts 2.1 PnL Displays the change in a lead trader’s PnL or PnL% over a selected period 2.2 Volume Shows a lead trader’s trading volume over a selected period. Data can be broken down by day, week, or month. 2.3 Crypto preferences Displays the percentage of a lead trader’s trades that were made using each cryptoPublished on 22 Dec 2022Updated on 1 Apr 2025Product documentationLead traders: How to become a lead trader
Completed identity verificationStep 3 If your application is approved, click "Trade now" to start your lead trading journey!Published on 5 June 2024Updated on 6 Nov 2025Product documentationLead traders: Spot lead trading guidelines
Go to My lead trades > Lead trade settings > Stop leading trades Select Settings to end leading trades Select your reason and submit your request. We'll contact you with the results within 3 days. Make sure to sell all spot lead trade assets and cancel any open spot lead trade orders before requesting to stop leading trades. Select stop leading trades at the lead trade settingsWhat are the basic risk control requirements for spot traders?Published on 30 Oct 2023Updated on 8 May 2026FAQ197Lead traders FAQ
How do I apply to be a lead trader? You can refer to this article to understand more about the requirements of being a lead trader.2. What's the available information in my lead trader profile? You can refer to this article to understand more about the lead trader profile.3. How can I create a lead trade? After becoming a lead trader, you can continue executing trades on the regular trading page.Published on 6 Sept 2023Updated on 28 Mar 2026FAQ120Lead traders: How do I carry out lead trades?
You may access it by navigating through Trade > Marketplace > My lead trades and select the corresponding strategy to start leading trades. Currently, only Spot Grid, Futures Grid, and Futures Martingale bots are supported for lead trading.How should I manage lead trades? Your lead trade orders will be shown in order management at the bottom of the trading page, and also in the lead trading section. There are two display types for viewing lead trade orders, which are Detailed and Overview.Published on 21 Dec 2022Updated on 15 Apr 2026FAQ393Lead trader: how do I carry out spot lead trades?
How do I place a spot lead trade? Go to Copy Trading, and select Spot You can enable the lead trade toggle switch to allow your order to be copied by your copy trader. For example, lead trader A enables the lead trade option and buys a 1 BTC spot order. His copy traders can copy this lead trader Enabling the lead trade toggle switch before creating a spot trade If you don't want your copy trader to copy your order, you can disable the lead trade toggle switch.Published on 2 May 2024Updated on 9 Feb 2026FAQ47Lead Trader Behavior Playbook
What qualities do we encourage in our lead traders? Experience: Lead traders who’ve led trades on OKX for a long time under different market conditions and brought profit to their copy traders. Authenticity: Lead traders who use large amounts of their actual funds in their lead trades and take on the same risk as the traders copying them. Stability: Lead traders who have a clear strategy for risk control and stopping losses.Published on 9 Aug 2023Updated on 15 Oct 2025Product documentationLead trader: why is the total order in the Lead Trade and Open position tabs different?
What does it mean when the Open Position and Lead tabs show numbers in parentheses? When you see numbers in parentheses next to the Open Position and Lead tabs, it indicates the number of active positions or orders. For example, (1) means one active position or order.2. How does the number of lead trading orders change? If you place 2 lead trading orders on the same token contract, the number in parentheses on the Lead tab changes to indicate the number of lead trading orders running.Published on 13 May 2024Updated on 9 Feb 2026FAQ32Update to lead trader trading metrics
To resolve this, we've optimized our calculation methods to the following: Metric Previous calculation method New calculation method Lead trade total PnL Lead trade total PnL = Assets at end of calculation period - Assets at start of calculation period - Assets transferred in + Assets transferred out Lead trade PnL = Sum (Profit and loss of all lead trade orders closed during the calculation period) Lead trade PnL% Lead trade PnL% = Lead trade total PnL / Investment during period Lead trade PnL%Published on 11 Apr 2023Updated on 1 Apr 2025Product documentation8Spot copy trading: lead trader FAQ
As a lead trader, how many crypto pairs can I lead spot trade with? You have the opportunity to lead spot trades with 297 cryptocurrency pairs at the time of launch, with more pairs being added gradually. Keep an eye out for upcoming announcements on new cryptocurrency pairs being added!5. As a lead trader, how do I get traffic exposure on OKX? There are two ways to increase traffic exposure to your profile on our platform.Published on 18 Oct 2023Updated on 3 Mar 2026FAQ67Lead traders: Trader profit sharing rules
Example Lead Trader A has created a number of lead orders with the contracts BTCUSDT, ETHUSDT, and ETCUSDT. The current profit-sharing level of Lead Trader A is L2 with a profit-sharing ratio of 10%. The trading history of Copy Trader A, who is copying them, is as follows.Published on 4 Sept 2023Updated on 1 Apr 2025Product documentationCopy traders: How do I choose a lead trader?
You can directly follow a lead trader or copy their trades from this page. Select any lead trader that intrigues you and you can view the profile that loadsHow can I view the lead traders I’m following?Published on 22 Dec 2022Updated on 9 Apr 2026FAQ259How do I close lead trades with a limit order and custom amount?
Method 2: Close in your lead trade management Once you've become a lead trader, manage your lead trades under both Trade > Lead trades and Copy trading > My lead trades. In the lead trade management section, you can access both an overview and a detailed breakdown of your lead trade orders. The Detailed view breaks down each position by order, allowing you to set TP/SL for each order or close it with a market order.Published on 5 Dec 2023Updated on 9 Feb 2026FAQ2,263Copy traders FAQ
The following factors could stop you from copying a trade: A lead trader has stopped leading trades or has had their lead trader status revoked A lead trader has reached the daily lead trade limit A lead trader's trade has triggered risk control Your trading account has insufficient funds Your open position value has exceeded the spread protection amount Your total copy trade amount reached the maximum limit you set2. What causes a copy trader position to close?Published on 1 Sept 2023Updated on 6 May 2026FAQ183Copy trading FAQ
What factors could cause a lead trade to fail in copy trading? The following factors could cause a lead trade to fail: The lead trader's trading account has less than 500 USDT when opening a trade The lead trader has exceeded the daily lead trade limit of 500 orders The lead trader's opening position value has exceeded the limit for that contract If this happens, our system will also notify you with a push notification and email.17.Published on 15 Sept 2023Updated on 20 Apr 2026FAQ686