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What's Nitro Spreads and how can I trade on OKX Nitro Spreads?
The prices on the tiles indicate the spread between the filled prices of the two instruments after the trade is filled. The spread will be equal to the filled price of the further dated instrument minus the nearer dated instrument.Published on Sep 25, 2023Updated on Feb 12, 202635How do I use the TWAP trading bot?
Access the Trading bots dashboard, then select TWAP from the Slicing bots menu TWAP is one of the options available in the Slicing bots section Select your desired trading pair and instrument using the menu in the TWAP section Numerous trading pairs and instruments are available for selection Select whether you want to buy or sell the first asset listed in the trading pair and input the price slippage you are willing to accept.Published on Sep 10, 2024Updated on Jan 28, 202614How does futures spread trading work on OKX Liquid Marketplace?
Multiple instruments Predefined strategies: leverage more than 20+ predefined instruments, including future spreads, options, straddles, etc. 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 Mar 13, 2024Updated on Sep 10, 20256Building RFQs
The first leg can be added by tab the "custom strategy" button and selecting one or more instruments from the menu that opens up by tab "B" for "Buy" or "S" for "Sell" next to the instrument and indicating the quantity. Alternatively, the first leg can be added by select on one of the icons in the "Pre-Defined Strategies" section. Some of these are one leg and some are two.Published on Jun 30, 2022Updated on Feb 12, 202630How can I do derivatives trading with the Jupyter Notebook?
How can I get available trading pairs for derivatives trading with the Jupyter Notebook using Get instruments?Published on Sep 28, 2023Updated on Feb 12, 2026195Buy/sell/convert spread disclosure
The price includes a maximum percentage spread based on the instrument, as shown in the table below: Asset Spread All pairs 1.00%* *Buy, sell, and convert spreads may vary across different markets and regions. Your order will be routed to one or more market makers, which may include an affiliated entity. At the time you receive the quote, the maximum spread — including market maker fees — will not exceed the disclosed amount in the table.Published on Apr 15, 2025Updated on Mar 27, 20262Block trading basics
A request for quote, or RFQ, is an electronic notification sent to market makers expressing their intention to trade a specific instrument or strategy. Market makers will be alerted once an RFQ has been sent and will be prompted to quote a bid and ask for the requested strategy. What is the minimum size of a block trade? The minimum notional size for a block trade is US$1,000 or equivalent.Why is the combo price on the RFQ builder different from the price the maker expects me to pay?Published on Jun 29, 2022Updated on Mar 6, 202616Stock Perpetuals FAQ
Stock Perpetuals are perpetual contract products launched by OKX that track the prices of stocks and related instruments in traditional financial markets. Stock Perpetuals track stock asset prices, allowing you to participate in trading based on price movements without directly holding the underlying stock assets. Stock Perpetuals aren't securities and don't constitute beneficial ownership of any equity or equity-linked instrument.Published on Apr 1, 2026Updated on Apr 1, 2026How do I use the chart trading layout?
Log in to your OKX account and go to your preferred trading instruments Select Create new Select Chart trading to turn on it Note: You can only create up to 10 workspaces. If you’ve reached the limit, please delete an existing workspace to create a new one. After selecting a workspace, you can modify its templates and enable/ disable widgets such as Trading data, Markets and data window and Top movers etc. Open your workplaces on the trading pagePublished on Jan 29, 2024Updated on Feb 12, 2026125Trading Fee Rules FAQ
Instruments Calculation formulas of trading fees Spot/Margin Trading fee of Spot/Margin = Fee rate × Amount of bought or sold crypto when order filled.Published on Mar 22, 2024Updated on Apr 6, 20261,077How do I review my trading history?
Go to Assets > Order center Extend the assets menu open and select Order center Choose between Order History or Trade History View either order history or trading history Apply filters by date, asset or instrument Select any trade to see full execution details Note: Look at your best and worst trades side by side to spot patterns. Use date filters to compare performance over different market conditions. Export data (Web only) for deeper analysis with external tools.Published on Jun 22, 2025Updated on Mar 19, 202623How do I use the iceberg trading bot?
Select your desired instrument and then the trading pair from the list Load the list of crypto and select your preferred type Next, enter the order amount of each limit order you want to place and the number of visible orders, defining how many orders will be placed on the order book. And, enter the order amount as the total amount you want to place with the iceberg order Insert the important details before you place your order We also provide access to Advanced settings, which is optional.Published on Oct 28, 2024Updated on Feb 9, 20269Trading Signal Bot FAQs
I received an error - "Incorrect type of instrument (51000)". What does this mean? This error message indicates that the value you've entered for the "instrument" field in your alert message doesn't match the required format specified in our Alert Msg Specifications. To address this issue, refer to the documentation for a comprehensive breakdown of the expected content for each field.Published on Oct 9, 2023Updated on Mar 31, 2026136How do I automate strategies on Arbitrage bot?
To arbitrage the spread between two instruments, select Spreads Determine your strategy and select either Funding rates or SpreadsWhat's Spread arbitrage? Spread arbitrage involves trading the price difference between two markets, such as spot and futures, or between two futures contracts. Here’s a simplified example: You buy 1 BTC in the spot market at $50,000 and sell a futures contract at $50,100. No matter how the price moves at settlement, you profit from the price difference.Published on Nov 14, 2024Updated on Feb 9, 202649Managing RFQs on the RFQ board
Try splitting your RFQ into multiple trades, grouping similar instruments together or submitting an illiquid or otherwise difficult to quote legs individually. How do I view more quotes than just the top-sorted quote? Clicking on the Maker name or the Quantity will expand the line and reveal quotes by Makers that may not be the most competitive ones.Published on Jun 30, 2022Updated on Sep 10, 202517