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Introduction to delta neutral strategy
If any of these cryptocurrencies has a net short delta, it will be calculated normally. delta Delta-to-equity = Delta / Account Equity deltaLever Delta risk status NA deltaNeutralStatus Examples of adjusted delta Example A: 1. Your account equity is 500 USD. BTC delta is 100 USD, ETH delta is -150 USD, and SOL delta is 200 USD. 2. Before adjustment, account's delta (USD) is = sum of BTC, ETH & SOL delta = 100 + Abs (-150) + 200 = 450 USD 3.Published on 28 Oct 2025Updated on 9 Mar 2026Product documentationExplanation for Greeks Delta and Gamma
The range of PA delta value BS delta of a call option has a range between 0 and 1, while the BS delta of a put option has a range between -1 and 0. PA delta has a different range instead. We can get the PA deltas of a put option and call option with the formula below: PA Delta = BS Delta - Options Mark Price (in BTC) Based on the formula, we can get the range of a PA delta with BS delta and the option mark price.Published on 12 Feb 2020Updated on 1 Apr 2025Product documentationOKX will introduce delta neutral strategy
Correspondingly, you will be subject to delta risk control restrictions unique to delta neutral strategy, and certain functions are restricted. You can set delta neutral strategy for your main account or each of your sub-account accordingly. For details of product features and restrictions, refer to the delta neutral strategy introduction. Note: Delta neutral strategy is only available to VIP users.Published on 28 Oct 2025Updated on 12 Nov 2025AnnouncementsIntroduction to the Forced Repayment and Auto Crypto Conversion Mechanisms
In using OKX’s services, you agree that you may be subject to the Forced Repayment Mechanism in the aforesaid or analogous situations. It is described in further detail below.How do the Forced Repayment Mechanism ("FRP") and Auto-Crypto Conversion work?User Based FRP 1.Published on 16 Dec 2020Updated on 13 Apr 2026Product documentationRegarding the Forced Liquidation Incident on Jul 31, 2018
In order to prevent socialized clawbacks from occurring, we have been working really hard to optimize our risk management system, such as launching price limit rules, early forced liquidation system, forced liquidation order price adjustment and more. There have been malicious rumors accusing us of manipulating the forced liquidation system. We hereby would like to point out the fact that, most of the similar price movements in the market are caused by forced liquidation orders.Published on 3 Aug 2018Updated on 17 Nov 2025AnnouncementsSmart Arbitrage
Forced Liquidation Risk of Short Contracts: When opening long or short positions in the perpetual swap market, there is a risk of forced liquidation if the market moves against the position direction. OKX will automatically reduce positions to a safer level when the contract risk rate falls below 300% to reduce the risk of forced liquidation.Published on 8 Aug 2024Updated on 11 Mar 2026Product documentationHow do I apply for the OKX Market Forced Royalty Contract?
What's Forced Royalty Contract? OKX Web3 Wallet Forced Royalty Contract provides a complete end-to-end solution for your collection, ensuring that 100% of royalties are collected on every transaction in the secondary market. To enable this feature, you must allow your collection to be traded exclusively on the Web3 Wallet Marketplace.How do I apply for the OKX Market Forced Royalty Contract?Published on 18 Jun 2024Updated on 27 Jan 2026FAQ34Portfolio margin mode: cross-margin trading (Risk Unit Merge)
When the liability of the currency exceeds the interest-free limit, a forced repayment (FRP) will be triggered. The system will automatically use available equity of other currencies in the account to cover the potential borrowing and make it stay within the interest-free limit. FRP will be executed by selling the positive assets for USDT and repaying the potential borrowing with USDT. For details on the FRP rules, refer to forced repayment mechanism.Published on 3 Dec 2024Updated on 4 Dec 2025Product documentationOKX will update margin calculation rules for the portfolio margin mode
For example, to determine the USDT-USD hedging volume: If USDT cash delta and USD cash delta are both positive or negative (or at least one equals to zero), then the USDT-USD hedging volume = 0. Otherwise, USDT-USD hedging volume = Min {Abs(USDT cash delta), abs(USD cash delta)}. Step 3: Calculate MR9 based on tiers.Published on 25 Nov 2024Updated on 17 Nov 2025AnnouncementsPrice limit rules
Orders placed and forced reduction orders from common users also follow the price limit rules.Published on 16 Jun 2022Updated on 13 Apr 2026Product documentationOKX to adjust the main account borrowing limits of USDT
Only VIP users can use delta neutral strategy.Published on 12 Nov 2025Updated on 13 Nov 2025AnnouncementsAuto-Deleveraging: what it is and how it affects your positions
To learn how to switch to delta neutral strategy and how we lower the ADL ranking of hedged positions for delta neutral strategy users, refer to Introduction to delta neutral strategy When does ADL stop? ADL ends in either of the following circumstances as determined by OKX: When the present value of an applicable security fund exceeds the preset threshold plus a buffer. Applicable to pre-market futures only: the volume of liquidation orders falls below a certain threshold.Published on 16 Dec 2020Updated on 13 Apr 2026Product documentationMulti-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 documentationOKX will further adjust portfolio margin parameters
10,000 - 70,000] 2 3 (70,000 - 170,000] 4 4 (170,000 - 300,000] 6 5 (300,000 - 470,000] 8 6 (470,000 - 700,000] 10 7 (700,000 - +∞) 12 Latest adjustments BTC and ETH Tier Range of the raw minimum charge in USD Multiplier 1 [0 - 250,000] 1 2 (250,000 - 500,000] 2 3 (500,000 - 1,000,000] 4 4 (1,000,000 - 2,000,000] 6 5 (2,000,000 - 3,000,000] 8 6 (3,000,000 - 4,000,000] 10 7 (4,000,000+] 12 MR9: stablecoin depegging risk Before adjustments: USDT-USD index = USDT dollar price Cross-currency hedging deltaPublished on 2 Jan 2025Updated on 17 Nov 2025AnnouncementsMax Transfer Amount with Option Value
Discount based on BS Delta: a separate discount coefficient between 0 and 1 is applied to value of each OTM option. The smaller the absolute value of an option's BS Delta, the smaller the coefficient value is. The coefficient is set to 0 for deep OTM options, i.e. deep OTM options can not be used as collateral for borrowing at all. Upper limit: in each PM account, the sum of values of all long options after adjustments a & b above is further capped at a pre-defined upper limit level.Published on 9 Aug 2023Updated on 1 Apr 2025Product documentation