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What'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, 202665What is sub-account?
Regular users can create a maximum of 5 sub-accounts; VIP users can create 20-30 sub-accounts depending on your tier. You can view your tier permissions. If you'd like to enable more trading modes for a sub-account or delete a sub-account, you can only proceed on the web.How do I log in to my sub-account?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, 2026107What'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, 2026179What is Agent Trade Kit?
What is OKX Agent Trade Kit? OKX Agent Trade Kit is a toolkit that lets AI connect directly to the OKX platform to access real-time market data and execute trades. It works by translating complex trading interfaces into instructions that AI can understand and act on.How do I access Agent Trade Kit? Agent Trade Kit is only available on the web. Go to Trade > Agent Trade Kit.What can Agent Trade Kit do?Published on Apr 29, 2026Updated on May 29, 20263What is OKX DEX Aggregator+?
You can view the transaction details in your order history.Special case: swapping with ETH ETH isn't an ERC-20 token, so it can't be used directly with the Intent settlement contract. If you're selling ETH and the Intent route offers a better price via WETH, the system will prompt you to switch to WETH or automatically wrap your ETH into WETH and authorize the settlement contract.What chains and tokens does Intent Swap support?Published on Apr 20, 2026Updated on Apr 30, 202651What's OKX Security Assistant?
Below are the best practices when it comes to handling risky situations: What the OKX Security Assistant displays when there's a riskSingle-item uninstall vs. one-click uninstall Single-item uninstall: suitable when there are only a few risk items and you want to confirm their sources one by one.Published on Jan 15, 2026Updated on May 29, 202664What's OKX Affiliate Program?
If you join on July 20, your protection period will be from July to December.Can I invite existing OKX users to join my affiliate network? Yes. This feature is only available in certain regions. You can proactively invite existing OKX users with lower trading activity to join your affiliate network. Please also be aware that, under the same mechanism, some of your existing users may be invited and reactivated by other channels.Published on Sep 27, 2023Updated on May 29, 20263,294What are X-Perps (Expiry Perps)?
X-Perps (also called Expiry Perps) are derivative contracts that let you gain exposure to a cryptoasset's price movement without owning the underlying asset directly. X-Perps have a continuous funding rate, real-time margining, and the same day-to-day trading experience as other derivative contracts. The key difference is that they have a fixed settlement date 60 months (5 years) from issuance....Published on Apr 15, 2026Updated on May 29, 20262