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USD-margined futures contracts FAQ
We're introducing all-new USD-margined futures, while allowing users to select their preferred settlement currency. All trading liquidity is consolidated into USD unified order book for a seamless trading experience. USD-margined futures are expressed as XXX/USD UM.What settlement currencies are supported? Supported settlement currencies: USD, USDC, and USDG.How do I change the settlement currency?Published on Oct 13, 2025Updated on Feb 12, 20265How do I use the Futures Analysis tool?
Select Futures PnL and the Performance stats section can view your trading statistics, including Total PnL, Today's PnL, Win rate, Positions, and Risk/reward ratio On the Web: 1. Hover on the Assets option on the menu and select Analysis 2. Once in, select the Futures analysis 3.Published on May 3, 2024Updated on Mar 22, 202679How do I set a Scaled order for Futures trading?
Navigate to the Futures trading section and select Futures from the available trading options Select Futures from the list of trades Select the specific Futures contract you want to trade Select the Place order option to open the order placement window Select the Placed order field where there are a number of order options are available In the order type dropdown menu, select Scaled order as your order type Select Scaled order to start your Futures trading Set the price range by entering the minimumPublished on Jun 3, 2024Updated on Sep 10, 202533What's a futures trading bot and how do you automate trades with it?
You can learn more about leverage and margin requirements in this dedicated guide.How do you automate buys and sells with OKX’s futures trading bot? The futures grid trading bot is currently available for both perpetual contracts and futures contracts.Published on Dec 26, 2023Updated on Oct 29, 202535How do I manually set up futures grid trading bot?
To enter your own futures grid parameters, simply select Long, Short or Neutral. The description of the parameters are as below: Long: this strategy involves buying futures contracts with the expectation that the price of the underlying asset will increase. Traders using a long grid strategy profit from rising prices. Short: this strategy involves selling futures contracts with the expectation that the price of the underlying asset will decrease.Published on Jun 6, 2024Updated on Aug 26, 202599How do I track my assets when trading in Spot and Futures mode?
While trading in Spot and Futures modes, you can monitor your assets through the Position and Assets tabs on the trading screen. We've seamlessly integrated these options to improve your trading experience. They're crafted to simplify navigation and elevate user satisfaction. Positions and assets are combined in one menuHow do I filter to track my positions and assets? Users will find their positions and assets displayed together under the Positions and Assets menu.Published on Oct 23, 2024Updated on Feb 12, 202619How do I automate grid trading strategies on futures grid trading bot?
You can learn more about leverage and margin requirements here.How do I automate buys and sells with OKX’s futures trading bot? The futures grid trading bot is currently available for both perpetual contracts and futures contracts. Not all products are available in all regions.Published on Jun 13, 2024Updated on Sep 10, 202528What's Futures DCA bot and how do I maximize my efficiency with automated crypto trading through it?
What's Futures DCA bot? Futures Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) is a trading bot that helps you to automate your futures trading and take advantage of the Martingale strategy. With Futures DCA, you can set up a DCA strategy to automatically buy more contracts if the price of the asset drops, allowing you to potentially recover losses and make a profit.It's important to note that while the Martingale strategy can be effective, it does come with risks.Published on Apr 3, 2024Updated on Jan 28, 202681What are the advantages of using cross margin and isolated margin?
The unified account supports various futures mode, including spot, margin, expiry futures, perpetual futures, and options . The margin modes are divided into isolated margin and cross margin. Each futures mode has its advantages, and you can choose based on your trade needs.1. Advantages of isolated margin: Position isolation reduces risk. The margin and profit and loss for each position are calculated separately.Published on Mar 20, 2023Updated on Feb 3, 202641Trading Fee Rules FAQ
When calculating the fee level, if your spot trading volume, total volume of perpetual and expiry futures (USDT perpetual futures, USDT expiry futures, USDC perpetual futures, USDC expiry futures, crypto-margined perpetual futures, and crypto-margined expiry futures), option trading volume, spreads trading volume, and the asset amount, meet the conditions for different fee levels, you will enjoy the highest level of fee benefits, i.e., the most favorable fee rate.Published on Mar 22, 2024Updated on Mar 26, 20261,076How do I use Trading bonus?
Detailed usage scope can be found in the table below: Account Mode Futures mode Position Mode Margin mode Applicable Products Perpetual Futures Options (exclude simple options)Rules for reclaiming Trading bonusTrading bonus voucher expiration Each Trading bonus voucher has expiration time.Published on Mar 8, 2024Updated on Mar 19, 20261,133How do I use the Open interest indicator?
The Open Interest (OI) indicator provides a visual representation of the total value of open long and short positions for a specific futures trading pair, enabling traders to analyze market activity and sentiment. Open interest indicator serves as a gauge of market activity. When open interest is minimal or absent, it indicates either the absence of initial positions or the closure of most positions.Published on May 15, 2024Updated on Sep 10, 202521What's demo trading and how do I use it?
On the other hand, futures trading lets you practice entering contracts to buy or sell a certain amount of cryptocurrency at a specified future date and price.How can demo trading help improve my confidence? Demo trading allows you to practice your decision-making skills and strategies in a simulated environment. By experiencing the process without the risk of losing real money, you can build confidence in your abilities before entering the real markets.Published on Dec 12, 2023Updated on Mar 11, 2026976What is Proof of Reserves (PoR) user snapshot data?
Account asset equity = cross account balance + isolated position margin + margin trading UPL + futures UPL + perpetual UPL + options value Asset equity snapshot is calculated by the actual assets and liabilities of margin trading.Published on Nov 17, 2023Updated on Dec 11, 20251What is Proof of Reserves (PoR) user snapshot data?
Account asset equity = cross account balance + isolated position margin + margin trading UPL + futures UPL + perpetual UPL + options value Asset equity snapshot is calculated by the actual assets and liabilities of margin trading.Published on Jan 20, 2023Updated on Mar 4, 2026492