Derivatives (14)

An introduction to short-selling with steps for shorting Bitcoin on OKX With its limited supply, protocol-regulated rate of issuance, and generally rising popularity and demand, Bitcoin has — over the decade or so of its existence — managed to outperform typical assets by a large margin. However, this

How advanced traders can maximize capital utilization and lower liquidation risk with OKX’s Unified Account systemOKX has recently introduced our new three-mode Unified Account system to make trading on OKX more efficient. The Unified Account system allows for improved capital utilization and risk

An overview of API trading and OKX’s latest API interfaceTypically, trading requires the use of an exchange platform for screening stocks or digital assets like Bitcoin. A trader finds an asset to trade, observes the price quote, chart and the order book, and then places a market, limit or stop

On Jan. 18, we hosted an OKX Talks with three traders to discuss OKX Unified Account — here are the highlights!OKX will be launching its brand new trading system, Unified Account. Users can simultaneously trade spot and derivatives in multiple currencies from one account, without having to transfer funds

A new crypto-trading tool for a new crypto paradigmOKX is committed to the principle that users come first. This is why we are breaking through existing technical bottlenecks and improving our calculation model in an effort to bring users an innovative new trading system — Unified Accounts. Unified Accounts

Seychelles, Dec. 28, 2020 — OKX (www.okex.com), a world-leading cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchange, is pleased to announce the launch of real-time settlement for all perpetual swaps, futures and options contracts that is coming soon to the platform. This exciting new feature will provide a

Seychelles, Dec. 15, 2020 — OKX (www.okex.com), a world-leading cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchange, is pleased to announce a 150K USDT Elite Trading Competition from 10:00 am UTC on Dec. 14 to 10:00 am UTC on Jan. 6 — to mark the integration of the Unified Account feature into the OKX platform.

The OKX Weekly Product Update provides a data overview of derivatives, on-chain crypto-asset flows and OKB. It has been an eventful week for OKX in terms of derivatives trading volume, on-chain crypto asset inflows and the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hard fork.Derivatives trading data and risk reservesThe trading

The OKX Weekly Update gives an overview of promotions, contests, listings and discussions organized each week.This week at OKX, we added a second dashboard on skew to show OKX Ether derivatives trading data, including trading volumes, open interest and other indicators from ETH futures, perpetual swaps

A beginner-friendly guide to starting trading crypto options with OKX Simple OptionsOptions, like futures, are derivatives that track the price of an underlying asset. However, unlike futures, options give the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (i.e., call options) or sell (i.e., put options)

A step-by-step tutorial for trading cryptocurrency futures on OKXFutures are derivatives that allow two parties to enter into contracts to buy or sell an underlying asset at a predetermined future date and price. Both buyers and sellers can lock in the price of the underlying to hedge against unfavorable

Technical analysis of this week’s crypto trading marketThe optimistic sentiment remained intact in the cryptocurrency markets, as the coronavirus outbreak continues, and how it could impact global economic growth. As we move into February, market participants in China are expected to return into trading

Everything you need to know to start trading perpetual swaps on OKXPerpetual swaps, like futures and options, are a type of cryptocurrency derivatives. While they are very similar to futures contracts, swaps differ from futures in two major ways, making them unique instruments and fairly popular in the

Learn the basics of options trading, key terms, and benefitsDerivatives trading is on the rise in the crypto space as a popular hedging and arbitrage tool for professional traders. If you are tempted to dive into this lucrative market and hope to learn more about the basic concepts, key terms, and benefits