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How to add personalized messages for custom price alerts?
Below is how you can add personalized messages to your custom price alerts on our platform: Navigate to the chart of the specific asset and select the Alerts option by selecting the bell icon above the trading chart to access the price alerts feature Start by selecting the Alerts option Select Create alerts or select an existing alert you want to edit Proceed to select the alert of your preference or the Create alerts option Set the Price and enter the price point that will trigger the alert ProceedPublished on 6 Feb 2025Updated on 10 Sept 20253How do I track the cost price of my spot trades?
Average cost price = (Average cost price before last buy × Amount + Price of last buy × Amount) / Net buying amount Cumulative Cost Price = (Cumulative buying value – Cumulative selling value) / Net buying amount Visit here to learn more.How do I track the cost price of my spot trades?Published on 5 Sept 2024Updated on 16 Mar 202626How do I set a price alert for P2P trading? (app)
Here is how you can set the price alert using OKX app: In P2P Trading, select Profile > Price alerts Select Price alert to start setting Select Create alert > Choose the type of alert you want to create Set a Buy price alert: you will be notified when price is below a certain amount Set a Sell price alert: you will be notified when price is above a certain amount You can select alert type to set a buy or sell alert Note: You will only be notified once, after which the price alert will be deletedPublished on 1 Sept 2023Updated on 27 Jan 202614,672OKX listing mechanism
Opening price determination The opening price in a Call Auction is determined based on the following principles: The price that allows the highest trading volume At that price: All buy orders priced higher than the opening price are fully executed, or All sell orders priced lower than the opening price are fully executed Either the buy side or the sell side at the opening price must be fully filled The resulting price becomes the official opening price of the trading pair.Published on 27 Apr 2018Updated on 16 Mar 20267,444What's the Spot Grid bot and how do I use it?
You can create a spot grid bot by setting the following key parameters: Lower price: the lowest price level at which the bot will operate. 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.Published on 12 Feb 2025Updated on 17 Nov 202511Trading bot FAQ
You can create a spot grid bot by setting the following key parameters: Lower price: the lowest price level at which the bot will operate. 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.Published on 12 Feb 2025Updated on 11 Dec 2025What's a limit order?
A limit order is an order where you set the order quantity and the maximum price you are willing to buy or the minimum price you are willing to sell. When the market price meets your conditions, the system will execute the order at the best available price within your specified limit. Whether a limit order is executed as a maker or taker depends on the price you set, the order quantity, and current market conditions.Published on 22 Aug 2023Updated on 27 Jan 2026174What's the Spot DCA (Martingale) bot and how do I use it?
Price steps multiplier: adjusts the price gap between each safety order. This setting incrementally increases or decreases the gap between safety orders as the price changes. For example, with a 1% initial price step and a multiplier of 2, the safety orders will be placed at 1%, 3%, 7%, and so on (doubling the gap after each order). Stop loss (SL): another optional setting to limit losses.Published on 12 Feb 2025Updated on 17 Nov 20252Crypto profit & loss analysis (PnL) FAQ
The cumulative cost price includes both unrealized PnL and realized PnL when calculating returns. If you want to view the average purchase price of your recent spot trades, you can switch to the average cost price.You can go to the Trading page > tap the three dots in the top-right corner > Settings > Spot cost price type > switch between Average cost price and Cumulative cost price.Published on 22 Aug 2023Updated on 3 Mar 2026103Index components weightage adjustment FAQ
Thus, these components will have more impact on index prices, which means index prices will be more stable and closer to fair market prices. If you don't have any strategies based on index price, no action is required. If you have such strategies, the actions needed are subject to the specific strategies.Published on 14 Dec 2023Updated on 12 Feb 202613How does futures spread trading work on OKX Liquid Marketplace?
The executed price of the second leg can differ from the desired price, particularly in times of high volatility. Customization: futures spread trading is often only available on a limited number of instruments. Price impact: the depth of the orderbook may not be sufficient to absorb a large trade at the desired price, which can cause price slippage (when the executed price differs from the expected price).What does the OKX Liquid Marketplace offer for me?Published on 13 Mar 2024Updated on 10 Sept 20256How do Simple Buy/Sell and Spot Trading differ?
The price is locked for a few seconds while you review it, temporarily shielding you from sudden market swings. The quote already contains a small spread, so the buying/selling price is higher than the selling price, but no extra fees are added after you confirm. Convert on the webWhat's Spot Trading? Spot Trading lets you buy and sell crypto at live market prices, with more control over how and when your orders are filled. Market orders fill instantly at the best available bid/ask.Published on 28 July 2025Updated on 9 Dec 20252What's Options trading?
Expiry Time 08:00 (UTC) on the expiration date Settlement Price Time-weighted average price of the index price during the last one hour before expiration. (The snapshot of the index price is taken at 200ms interval) Please refer to option settlement price history.Published on 19 Nov 2024Updated on 9 Feb 202610OKX API FAQ
Rules for setting stop-loss trigger price/take-profit trigger price – during selling, the take-profit trigger price is greater than the latest transaction price, and the stop-loss trigger price is less than the latest transaction price; while during buying, the take-profit trigger price is less than the latest transaction price, and the stop-loss trigger price is greater than the latest transaction price.What's "Interface error: 50102 Timestamp request expired"?Published on 20 Sept 2024Updated on 3 Mar 2026127X Layer upgrade and OKT/OKB asset handling FAQ
The platform will automatically convert your OKT to OKB based on the average closing prices between July 13 and August 12, 2025.The current price of OKB is relatively high. Why not exchange OKB for OKT at this price? Starting from August 15, 2025, OKT held by users will be automatically converted to an equivalent amount of OKB based on the average closing prices of OKB and OKT on the platform from July 13 to August 12, 2025.Published on 13 Aug 2025Updated on 29 Jan 202625