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Metaverse Dualchain Network Architecture (DNA) Now Available
Dear valued customers, We are pleased to announce that Metaverse Dualchain Network Architecture (DNA) is now listed on OKX. Please take note of the following go-live schedule: 1. DNA Deposit - 07:00 May 28, 2020 (UTC); 2. DNA Spot Trading - (DNA /USDT, DNA /BTC markets) - 07:00 May 29, 2020 (UTC); 3.Published on 26 May 2020Updated on 17 Nov 2025AnnouncementsMulti-currency margin mode vs. Portfolio margin mode
Additionally, the delta position from spot assets can be included in the corresponding risk units For example, BTC spot assets in an account can be included in a BTC-USD or BTC-USDT risk unit for delta risk offsetting.Example of multi-currency margin mode vs. portfolio margin mode Note: Values are simulated using the position builder on 6th Feb 2025 Large delta neutral positions (favorable when in portfolio margin mode) Assets 10 BTC Positions BTCUSD-14Feb25 Futures: -35,000 contracts BTCUSDT PerpsPublished on 13 Apr 2023Updated on 9 Jul 2025Product documentationWhy do I have to trade on OKX Liquid Marketplace?
Customizable strategies: Carry trades (spot vs future/perp), futures spreads (future vs future/perp), call/put spreads, calendar spreads, butterfly spreads, condors, ratio spreads, diagonal spreads, back spreads. Options/volatility strategies: collars, straddles, strangles, covered call, protective put, synthetic futures. Creation of synthetic currency pairs by going long one name and short another. For example, BTC/USDT vs AVAX/USDT booked atomically create a synthetic BTC/AVAX pair.Published on 13 Mar 2024Updated on 30 Oct 2025FAQ16How does futures spread trading work on OKX Liquid Marketplace?
Trade all sorts of spreads: carry trades (spot vs future/perp), futures spreads (future vs future/perp), call/put spreads, calendar spreads, butterfly spreads, condors, ratio spreads, diagonal spreads, back spreads. Bespoke instruments: customize your own strategies with up to 20 legs.Published on 13 Mar 2024Updated on 10 Sept 2025FAQ6OKX will list Umee’s UMEE token for spot trading
The Umee Blockchain facilitates interoperability for a Tendermint Proof of Stake protocol with the Cosmos ecosystem, Ethereum network, side chain architectures, layer two scaling solutions, and alternative base layer protocols. Asset name: Umee Ticker: UMEE Total Supply: 10,000,000,000 Circulating Supply : 500,500,000 (2022.02.16) Risk warning: Trading digital assets involves significant risk and may result in the loss of your invested capital.Published on 16 Feb 2022Updated on 17 Nov 2025AnnouncementsBuilding RFQs
This opens a menu for fields that take on specific values (expiry date or strike price), a text input for numerical values (quantity), or a button to flip values that can only take binary input (buy vs sell, put vs call, USDT vs Coin margined). The other is to either select on the value in the "product" column" or tab "add leg" below the final leg of your strategy.Published on 30 Jun 2022Updated on 30 Apr 2026FAQ30OKX to list Venom (VENOM) for spot trading
Venom is a Layer-0 blockchain building a sustainable and scalable infrastructure for corporate, government and Web3 applications by providing independent economies on mesh-network architecture. Asset name: Venom Ticker: VENOM Total supply: 7,200,000,000 Risk warning: The foregoing overview and information, some of which may be provided by third parties and not OKX, are for informational and educational purposes only.Published on 22 Mar 2024Updated on 17 Nov 2025AnnouncementsOKX SG Trade Only Tokens FAQ
Transfers to other OKX accounts are not supported for trade-only tokens.Normal token vs Trade-only Token: The table below summarizes what you can and cannot do depending on a token's listing type: Feature Normal Token Trade-Only Token Buy / Sell / Convert ✅ Supported ✅ Supported Spot Trading ✅ Supported ✅ Supported Deposit ✅ Supported ❌ Not Available Withdraw ✅ Supported ❌ Not AvailableWhat happens if I accidentally deposit a Trade-Only Token?Published on 22 Apr 2026Updated on 22 Apr 2026FAQHow do I activate my Pay?
Pay accounts are based on smart contract wallet architecture. Creating a Pay account automatically generates a unique passkey. All transactions in Pay mode require user authorization via this passkey.What's the difference between Pay Passkey and Exchange Passkey? These are two distinct and independent passkey systems. If you’ve previously set up a passkey for exchange account login or transaction verification, you’ll still need to create a separate passkey for Pay.Published on 16 Sept 2025Updated on 28 Jan 2026FAQ1Understanding OKX's Security Fund
A key component of our risk architecture is our Security Fund. This article explains the Security Fund's purpose, structure, funding mechanism, and outlines critical disclaimers regarding its operation.1. What's the Security Fund? The Security Fund is a segregated pool of assets, established and fully owned by OKX.Published on 25 Mar 2026Updated on 24 Apr 2026FAQ4Option Margin
Mark Price max(c * index price, c * Mark Price) * Margin Factor⁴ + Mark Price Index Coin-Margined BTCUSD Coin-Margined ETHUSD USDⓈ-margined BTCUSD USDⓈ-margined ETHUSD a 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 b 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 Min Open Order Margin 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 c 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.05 Margin Factor https://www.okx.com/trade-market/position/option Note: ¹ Long options do not require IMR/MMR due to the fact customers pay the full premium for the position. ² The difference between an existing short option position vsPublished on 20 Jun 2022Updated on 1 May 2026Product documentationHow do I enable allowlist? (app)
Whitelist vs. No-Verification Address: These settings are independent and do not affect each other. New Address Withdrawal Lock: If New Address Lock is enabled, newly added whitelist addresses cannot be used for withdrawals for 24 hours, adding extra security.Published on 14 Aug 2023Updated on 17 Apr 2026FAQ1,926Trading Mechanism
For partially filled orders, only the unfilled remainder can be cancelled; the filled portion cannot be reversed.Buy/Sell Mode vs. Open/Close Mode Event Contracts support both Open/Close Mode and Buy/Sell Mode. Open/Close Mode: Within the same event contract market, users can simultaneously hold both Up and Down positions. For example, holding 5 Up and 6 Down contracts at the same time. Full margin is required for all held contracts: margin for 5 Up contracts + margin for 6 Down contracts.Published on 8 Apr 2026Updated on 16 Apr 2026Product documentationWhat are crypto-margined futures and USDT-margined futures? What are the differences?
These structural differences may lead to different return characteristics and risk exposures under various market conditions.PnL structure comparison: Crypto-margined futures vs USDT-margined futures Crypto-margined perpetual futures and USDT-margined perpetual futures differ in settlement currency. This difference affects how profit and loss (PnL) is calculated and how returns behave under different market conditions.1.Published on 20 Mar 2023Updated on 12 May 2026FAQ204OKX AI 101
Transformer architecture: Uses self-attention to understand relationships between all words in a sentence. LLM limitations: No real-time data, may hallucinate, cannot execute actions on its own. Prompt Engineering A Prompt is how you communicate with an LLM. Well-crafted prompts dramatically improve AI output quality.Published on 4 May 2026Updated on 5 May 2026FAQ1