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What should I expect when changing my country of residence to any country within the European Economic Area (EEA) or Australia?
Changing country of residence to one within the European Economic Area (EEA) If you're updating your country of residence to one within the European Economic Area (EEA), here's a guide to help you understand the changes and what to expect during the process.What are the key changes and updates?Temporary logout Your account will be logged out for approximately 5 minutes during the update process. If the logout lasts longer than 5 minutes, wait for the notification email before logging back in.Published on Jul 2, 2025Updated on May 29, 2026170How do I register an account on OKX?
Your country of residence, local laws, and the legal entity operating in that region may affect whether and how you can use our platform. A user’s citizenship alone is not necessarily disqualifying — what matters most is where you are currently residing and which regulatory rules apply in that location. Even if we support your country of residence, certain features (trading pairs, services, withdrawal options) may be restricted depending on local regulations.Published on May 23, 2024Updated on May 29, 202627,975How can I switch the site to my preferred language?
Our goal remains to offer a localised language experience in every EU country once this is possible.On the app Adjust the language settings by navigating to Menu (9 dots icon) before selecting Account Settings. Once in the User Center, select Preferences and select Language from the list on the page to change your app languages.Published on Sep 25, 2024Updated on Jun 4, 20266,883How do I use the liquidation price calculator?
What's liquidation price calculator? Liquidation price calculator can be used to determine your profit, stop loss, and liquidation prices with this tutorial. Follow the steps below to make the most of your calculations.How do I calculate the required margin, P&L, and P&L ratio?Published on Jul 3, 2024Updated on May 29, 202639What's KYC: What to expect and why it matters?
What's KYC and why is it necessary for me to complete it? KYC, or Know Your Customer, is a regulatory and security process that financial institutions use to verify the identity of their users. It’s a key step in maintaining a safe, transparent, and legally compliant platform for everyone.Published on Jun 24, 2025Updated on May 29, 202666Affiliate FAQ
The user is located in a country or region excluded from the affiliate program. Due to other compliance issues, the user can't be upgraded to a sub-affiliate.2. As a sub-affiliate, can I have a higher commission rate than my senior affiliate? No, you can't.Others1. How can affiliate access data from the Affiliate Portal via API? Kindly refer to: https://www.okx.com/docs-v5/en/#affiliate-rest-apiPublished on Dec 4, 2024Updated on May 29, 2026728What is sub-account?
A sub-account is a secondary account connected to your OKX account. You can create multiple sub-accounts to diversify your trading strategies and reduce risks. Sub-accounts can be used for spot, spot leverage, contract trading, and deposits for standard sub-accounts, but withdrawals are not allowed.How do I create a sub-account?On the web Open OKX website and login to your account, go to Profile...Published on May 21, 2026Updated on Jun 3, 2026What is trigger order?
What are the common reasons a trigger order might fail? Here are the most common causes, the message you'll see, and what to do: 5% protection threshold exceeded - Place a new order when market conditions are less volatile. Insufficient balance - Top up your balance and place a new order. Token delisted - The order can't be retried. Choose a different token. Payment method invalid or expired - Update your payment method and place a new order.Published on May 8, 2026Updated on May 29, 2026What's Selected Margin?
Selected Margin is one of two margin modes available when trading X-Perps on OKX EEA; the other being Isolated Margin. Rather than allocating a fixed amount to each individual trade, your collectively selected assets act as a shared pool of collateral supporting all your open positions. Only the assets you explicitly select will count toward your margin balance.How do I set it up? Setting up...Published on Apr 15, 2026Updated on May 29, 2026What's OKX Convert?
What's Convert? Convert simplifies the crypto conversion process by eliminating the need for multiple trades or frequent asset transfers between accounts, providing you with a seamless experience. It also allows you to exchange crypto at a lower threshold than the spot market.2. What's the difference between convert and spot trading? Convert uses a quoting model, which differs from the traditional order-matching model used in spot trading, resulting in no transaction fees or slippage.Published on Apr 1, 2026Updated on May 29, 20261What's OKX Card?
What is the OKX Card? The OKX Card is an international debit card (Visa or Mastercard, depending on your region) that lets you pay for purchases and services worldwide. It connects directly to your OKX Pay account, so you can spend your balance seamlessly—without hidden fees or unexpected exchange rate markups. The card is currently issued as a virtual card only. Note: the OKX Card is a virtual card only. We don't issue physical cards.Published on Mar 24, 2026Updated on May 29, 2026115What's a dusting attack?
Learn more about what dusting attacks are, how they work, how to identify them, and the steps you can take to protect your assets.What's dust in crypto? In crypto, dust refers to very small amounts of coins or tokens left over after trades or transfers. For example, one satoshi (0.00000001 BTC) is considered dust in Bitcoin. These amounts are usually too small to spend or even pay for fees.How's crypto dust made?Published on Oct 4, 2024Updated on May 29, 202614What's OKX Convert?
What's Convert? Convert simplifies the crypto conversion process by eliminating the need for multiple trades or frequent asset transfers between accounts, providing you with a seamless experience. It also allows you to exchange crypto at a lower threshold than the spot market.2. What's the difference between convert and spot trading? Convert uses a quoting model, which differs from the traditional order-matching model used in spot trading, resulting in no transaction fees or slippage.Published on Sep 27, 2023Updated on May 29, 20262,163What are untradable assets?
What are untradable assets? Untradable assets are crypto that OKX doesn't support, and can't be traded. To learn more about how to withdraw your untradable assets, see What should I do if I accidentally deposit crypto that OKX does not support? However, to improve our user experience, we support untradable asset withdrawals. Note: There's no collaboration of any kind between OKX and any service provider for untradable assets that OKX hasn't supported.Published on Sep 26, 2023Updated on May 29, 20263,968What's a limit order?
What's a limit order and market orders? When placing an order to buy or sell to close a position, the most commonly used order types are limit orders and market orders. You can choose the order type that best suits your trading needs.What's a limit order? A limit order is an order where you set the order quantity and the maximum price you are willing to buy or the minimum price you are willing to sell.Published on Aug 22, 2023Updated on May 29, 2026179