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OKX Donates $4.5M to Perpetual Swap Insurance Fund
In order to enhance the reliability and stability of the perpetual swap market, we have donated US$4,567,888-worth BTC to the BTC perpetual swap insurance fund at 22:00 Jul 24, 2019 (CEST, UTC+2) (Conversion rate taken from the BTC/USD index price of OKX at 14:00 July 24, 2019 (CEST, UTC+2)). Thank you for your continued support and we assure you of our best service at all times. Regards, OKX Jul 25, 2019Published on Jul 24, 2019Updated on Nov 17, 2025AnnouncementsInsurance Fund Injection for BCH & BSV Futures Contracts
Dear valued customers, We have injected the remaining balance of the insurance fund for the original Bitcoin Cash futures contract into the insurance funds of Bitcoin Cash ABC (BCH) and Bitcoin Cash SV (BSV) futures contracts at Jan 4, 2019 (CET, UTC+1): BCH insurance fund: 444.1200BCH,7:47am Jan 4, 2019 (CET, UTC+1) BSV insurance fund: 444.1200BSV,7:55am Jan 4, 2019 (CET, UTC+1) Thank you for your continued support and we assure you our best services at all times. Regards, OKX Jan 4, 2018Published on Jan 4, 2019Updated on Nov 17, 2025AnnouncementsOption Margin
not to exercise the option.Published on Jun 20, 2022Updated on Jun 20, 2025Product documentationDelisting plan of TRX futures contracts
Thank you for your continued support and we assure you of our best services at all times. OKX April 4, 2023 (UTC)Published on Apr 4, 2023Updated on Nov 17, 2025AnnouncementsDelisting plan of BSV futures contracts
Thank you for your continued support and we assure you of our best services at all times. OKX May 20, 2022 (UTC) Click Here to Download OKX App >>> Click Here for OKX Twitter >>> Click Here to Join OKX Official Community >>>Published on May 20, 2022Updated on Nov 17, 2025AnnouncementsOptions trading FAQ
What are the API Best Practices? For those connected via API, visit here to learn more about API best practices.Is Market Maker Protection (MMP) available for options trading? We offer Market Maker Protection for options market makers to protect makers from executing too much within a short period of time. Please contact your account manager or institutional@okx.com if you want to have it enabled. Please refer to Market Maker Protection API.Published on Nov 19, 2024Updated on Feb 9, 2026FAQ4What's Options trading?
Strike price (or exercise price): the price at which the Options buyer can buy or sell an underlying asset when exercising a Call or Put options respectively. Contract type: Call options give the buyer the right to buy at a specified price while Put options give the right to sell at a specified price. Exercise Style: American Options can be exercised at any time prior to its expiration date. European options can only be exercised on its expiration date. OKX Options are European options.Published on Nov 19, 2024Updated on Feb 9, 2026FAQ10OKX Options Introduction
Contract type: Call options give the holder the right to buy at a specified price while put options give the right to sell at a specified price. Exercise Style: American Options can be exercised at any time prior to its expiration date. European options can only be exercised on its expiration date. OKX Options are European options. Option premium: the price at which an option is bought or sold.Published on Sep 5, 2023Updated on Nov 6, 2025Product documentationGet started with OKX Options
For Institutional Investors: 6.1 API Best Practices For those connected via API, here is API best practices. 6.2 Market Maker Protection (MMP) We offer MMP for options market makers to protect makers from executing too much within a short period of time. Please contact your account manager or institutional@okx.com if you want to have it enabled. Please refer to MMP API. Please note the time interval is in milliseconds, not seconds.Published on Oct 9, 2023Updated on Feb 20, 2026Product documentationIntroduction to Options Expiration Dates
For example, 4th-daily options will not be generated every Monday as the weekly options also expire on that same Friday.Published on Sep 5, 2023Updated on Apr 1, 2025Product documentationCalculation of option's profit and loss
As to initial margin of short positions, please refer to Introduction to the calculation of options margin. Maintenance margin The maintenance margin for long positions is 0. As to maintenance margin of short positions, please refer to Introduction to the calculation of options margin. 2. Multi-currency margin mode: cross margin Under the multi-currency margin mode: cross margin, the system only allows users to open short positions of options.Published on Jun 20, 2022Updated on Apr 1, 2025Product documentationIntroduction to options margin calculation
Call options’ seller: Position margin = [max (0.1, 0.15 - OTM value / same expiry futures mark price) * margin factor + options mark price] * contract multiplier * amount of positions = [max (0.1, 0.15 – 100 / 5900) * 1.02 + 0.0575] * 0.1 * 50 = 0.96606 BTC (3) Put options’ seller:Position margin of BTCUSD and ETHUSD options = [max (0.1 * (1 + options mark price), 0.15 – OTM value / same expiry futures mark price) * margin factor + options mark price] * contract multiplier * amount of positions ExamplePublished on Dec 16, 2020Updated on Nov 17, 2025Product documentationOptions Order and Position Limits
Details of Order or Position Limits The following are position limit rules for options trading. Number in examples shown below are for reference only. Please refer to the above table for the maximum limits. [Rule #1] Max. No. of BTC/USD Options contracts for each order is 25,000. One can place an order of up to 25,000 BTC/USD options contracts. Example: User wants to buy or sell 25,001 BTC/USD options contracts. As the number of order contracts exceeds the limit, this order cannot be placed.Published on Dec 10, 2019Updated on Apr 1, 2025Product documentationAnnouncement regarding OKX's plan to support OM crypto migration
As advised by the MANTRA team in the following X post, OKX will revise the OM ERC20 to MANTRA chain migration schedule. OM transfers, deposits and withdrawals will be suspended at 08:00 UTC on Jan 3, 2026. The migration will take place between 08:00 UTC on Jan 3, 2026, and 22:00 UTC on Jan 5, 2026. Please note that OKX will strive to complete the token migration within the specified time frame....Published on Dec 21, 2025Updated on Feb 11, 2026AnnouncementsHow do I set up a recurring buy plan?
If you create a weekly plan at 11:05 AM on Tuesday, your future orders will be completed every Tuesday at 11:05 AM. You can check the date of your next order with your plan details.3. How do I manage my recurring buy plan? You can manage your plan easily from your plan details. Go to the Activity page and you'll find Recurring buy option on top of the page. Select Recurring buy to view all the plans you've set up.Published on Jan 23, 2025Updated on Dec 31, 2025FAQ50