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What happens if my margin falls below the maintenance level? If your margin falls below the maintenance level, we may issue a margin call, requiring you to deposit additional funds. If you fail to meet the margin call, your position may be liquidated to prevent further losses.5. Can I use cross margin and isolated margin on OKX?Published on 2 Aug 2024Updated on 2 Apr 202660What's the Spot DCA (Martingale) bot and how do I use it?
The DCA (Martingale) bot is a trading bot that allows you to purchase crypto at multiple price levels if the price of the asset falls and aims to sell it for a profit if your target is reached. This bot aims to help you achieve a better average buying price by automatically placing additional buy orders if the price falls. If your profit target is reached, the bot automatically sells your crypto holdings. As with all bots, there's no guarantee that this aim will be achieved.Published on 12 Feb 2025Updated on 17 Nov 20252What's a limit order?
Once the market price falls to 52,900 USDC or below, the order will be executed automatically.What's a market order? A market order allows you to buy or sell immediately at the best available price in the current market, enabling fast execution. Example: Assume the latest BTC market price is 53,000 USDC. If you want to buy BTC immediately, you can place a market order and enter the total order amount, such as 40 USDC. After placing the order, it will be executed instantly.Published on 22 Aug 2023Updated on 3 Apr 2026176How do I avoid liquidation with trading tools and features?
Liquidation occurs when the value of your assets falls below the maintenance margin requirement. This results in your position being forcibly closed to cover the loss. On our platform, it helps prevent traders from owing more than their initial investment.What are the tools and features to help you? Maintain a healthy margin level: a key risk metric in tracking healthy measures, you can spot the margin level as on the image below.Published on 2 Aug 2024Updated on 17 Nov 202516Trading bot FAQ
Dollar-cost averaging (DCA) bot: buys more crypto if the price falls, doubling down on each order and aiming to sell at a profit when the price rises. TWAP bot: splits a large order into smaller trades executed at regular intervals to help reduce market impact and achieve an average price over time. Iceberg bot: displays only a small portion of a large order at a time, helping to reduce market impact and manage trading visibility.Published on 12 Feb 2025Updated on 11 Dec 2025What should I do during or after a scam?
Find out how you can avoid modern cryptocurrency scams and how to report them so you can protect yourself and others from falling victim.Published on 11 Mar 2024Updated on 4 Mar 2026728Common scam tactics
Safeguard your personal assets to prevent falling victim to scams.Common communication tools used by scammers Scammers usually will reach out to users via different communication tools. Here are some of the common communication tools: Website: scammers often create a fake website that impersonates legitimate entities, deceiving the users into providing personal information or engaging in financial transactions.Published on 28 Sept 2023Updated on 6 Feb 20262,631How do I access cryptocurrency derivative products in Australia?
If we determine that the documentation you submit is insufficient to demonstrate that you fall under one of the categories of wholesale client in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), we'll let you know that your application has been rejected. You should only reapply if your circumstances have changed materially, and you believe that you now qualify as a wholesale client under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).Published on 20 Mar 2024Updated on 17 Nov 202520How can you protect yourself from a phishing attack?
Therefore, how can investors prevent themselves from falling victim to such fraud? This article will outline several common phishing attack techniques and provide our customers with security tips. Please remain vigilant against these tricks and ensure the safety of your assets.2. What are the common tricks of phishing attacks? Phishing attacks mainly include email attack, pharming and so on. Email attack: the attacker sends seductive or misleading email to the target user.Published on 17 Aug 2023Updated on 3 Mar 20263,692Understanding OKX's Security Fund
Within our OKX group, depending on local regulations, the term "Security Fund" may be known by other names.The fund is primarily used to manage losses incurred when a user's position is liquidated and subsequently leads to negative equity (a state where the market value of the position falls below the "bankruptcy price" or zero-margin level).2. What's the Security Fund Used For? The core purpose of the Security Fund is to absorb the shortfall created by "bankrupt positions."Published on 25 Mar 2026Updated on 6 Apr 20263What's the Spot Grid bot and how do I use it?
The bot will stop placing orders if the market price falls below this level. Upper price: the highest price level at which the bot will operate. The bot will stop placing orders if the market price exceeds this level. Grid quantity: this refers to the number of price levels (grids) that your selected price range is divided into. The bot will place buy and sell orders at each level. You can choose between arithmetic (evenly spaced grids) or geometric (proportionally spaced grids) distribution.Published on 12 Feb 2025Updated on 17 Nov 202511Travel Rule FAQ
If you fall into this category, you will need to provide the name of the beneficiary party and whether the transfer is going to a private wallet or cryptocurrency exchange account. Additionally, we may require supplementary information to meet the necessary compliance standards.Published on 20 July 2023Updated on 5 Feb 2026802How do I safeguard my Web3 wallet from fraudsters?
We strongly recommend you to stay vigilant and follow these key actions to prevent falling victim to scams: Avoid clicking on unfamiliar links Refrain from authorizing unfamiliar projects Verify addresses for accuracy Protect private keys/mnemonic phrasesWhat more can I do to prevent or guard against potential risks?Published on 13 Dec 2023Updated on 27 Jan 2026988OKX API FAQ
The rise and fall value of the latest transaction price compared to the opening price of the K-line 24 hours ago/100% of the opening price of the K-line 24 hours ago. The above formula data can be obtained through the market interface here. What's the reason for the error message "51000 Parameter posSide error" when placing an order? You need to check the account mode first; buying and selling mode/opening and closing mode, which can be viewed here to obtain posMode.Published on 20 Sept 2024Updated on 23 Mar 2026134What's OKX Affiliate Program?
During this time, your commission rate will not fall below your first month's rate. For affiliates joining before or on the 15th of the month, the protection period ends on the last day of the 5th calendar month. For affiliates joining after the 15th of the month, the protection period ends on the last day of the 6th calendar month. Example: If you join the affiliate program on July 1, your protection period will be from July to November.Published on 27 Sept 2023Updated on 2 Apr 20263,208