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How do I join a video call with customer support?
In certain situations, our customer support team may ask you to join a video call to help resolve your issue more efficiently. This guide will walk you through how to join a video call with us using the OKX web/app.What do you need to prepare before the video call? The session will be conducted in English. Please have your original identification document ready for verification during the video call session (photocopies are not accepted).Published on Aug 26, 2025Updated on Apr 23, 202651How can you protect yourself from a phishing attack?
You can set the anti-phishing code in User Center > Security Center > Anti-phishing code. After setting the anti-phishing code, the email sent by OKX will contain the anti-phishing code you set. If there's no anti-phishing code in the email, it's a forged or fraudulent email. Whenever you find an SMS or email is suspicious, you're always welcome to contact our support center that's available 24/7 to verify the authenticity of the message.Published on Aug 17, 2023Updated on Apr 17, 20263,708What's a futures trading bot and how do you automate trades with it?
In futures grid mode, you can amplify position size with leverage, enabling you to trade greater volume than otherwise possible. Be warned, though. Leverage is a more advanced tool that carries much greater risk than simple spot trading. If you’re going to trade leveraged positions with the futures grid trading bot, make sure you fully understand the risks first.Published on Dec 26, 2023Updated on Oct 29, 202535OKX listing mechanism
This project team's opening price is displayed for information purpose only, and is not determined by the call auction mechanism, and will not impact the prices where you will execute the orders.5. Can the best bid price be higher than the best ask price during the pre-open period? Yes. During the pre-open period, orders are collected but not executed. As a result, the displayed best bid price may be higher than the best ask price.Published on Apr 27, 2018Updated on Apr 2, 20267,484How do I stay safe from phishing SMS using the name OKX?
Always remember: OKX will never ask you to call a number or click a link in an SMS to verify your account or resolve any account issues immediately. When in doubt, pause and check through the official OKX app or website. A few moments of caution could protect everything in your account. Stay safe and informed. You can check the authenticity of our channels here or if you have any questions, reach out to OKX’s official support—we're here to help.Published on May 9, 2025Updated on Mar 4, 2026322OKX API FAQ
You need to call the system time interface here to synchronize your local time with our server's time. Keeping the time difference within 30 seconds can help avoid this issue. Note: the time in the request header time is in UTC0. When calling the server time interface, the time is provided in UTC + 8.What's "Interface error: 50101 APIKey does not match the current environment"? This is due to the mismatch between the API key and the current environment.Published on Sep 20, 2024Updated on Apr 24, 2026137How do I authorize a new device when I log in?
Phone verification: when you request phone verification, we'll call the phone number linked to your account. Just follow the voice prompts: select 1 to confirm authorization or 2 to cancel it. You can request up to 5 phone verification calls in 1 hour. Email verification: when you request email verification, we'll send a link to the email linked to your account. Open this link to confirm authorization. If you can't open the link from email, try copying and pasting it to your browser.Published on Aug 31, 2023Updated on Apr 26, 202613,833How do I avoid liquidation with trading tools and features?
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. Liquidation happens when the level reaches 100% and the margin call alert is at 300% (TBA).Published on Aug 2, 2024Updated on Nov 17, 202516My phone isn't working, what should I do?
For your security, you won’t be able to withdraw funds within 24 hours after changing your phone number.I want to change my phone number You can switch to a new phone number in your OKX account. To do this, follow the guide below: How do I change my phone number? If you've mobile verification enabled for logins, you can still log in without it. Start logging in and select Switch verification method (in the app) or Call me instead (on the web).Published on Aug 1, 2024Updated on Jan 27, 20267What are X-Perps (Expiry Perps)?
X-Perps (also called Expiry Perps) are derivative contracts that let you gain exposure to a cryptoasset's price movement without owning the underlying asset directly. X-Perps have a continuous funding rate, real-time margining, and the same day-to-day trading experience as other derivative contracts. The key difference is that they have a fixed settlement date 60 months (5 years) from issuance.Published on Apr 15, 2026Updated on Apr 20, 2026What's Selected Margin?
A decline in collateral value will reduce your margin ratio, which can lead to a margin call or liquidation if it falls below the required maintenance level. If your margin ratio drops below the maintenance margin threshold, your positions may be partially or fully liquidated to prevent a negative account balance. We recommend enabling notifications in your account settings so you can act before liquidation occurs.What's the difference between Selected Margin and Isolated Margin?Published on Apr 15, 2026Updated on Apr 15, 2026What are OKX's crypto trading bots and how do I utilize them?
A special feature called Continuous Trading Cycles allows the trading bot to keep running, buying during dips and selling during rebounds, or starting new trading cycles after hitting the take-profit target. Learn how to use the Spot DCA (Martingale) trading bot here.How can I access OKX’s trading bots?Published on Sep 4, 2025Updated on Jan 20, 20261Zero-Knowledge Proofs: what are zk-STARKs and how do they work? (zk-Stark V2)
For beginners, there are many resources available to help you get started. For advanced users, you may refer to the MOOC Course and the academic monograph.How does zk-STARK work? We create a Merkle tree using the hash of each user's account as the leaves. Each account shows balances in USD for various tokens (e.g., BTC, ETH). To handle these balances, we separate its balances into non-negative equities and debts for each token.Published on Oct 21, 2024Updated on Feb 11, 202693How can I do spot trading with the Jupyter Notebook?
When you place an order, you can specify your own client order ID by specifying the parameter clOrdId, which can later be used as an identifier in place of ordId when calling an order cancellation, amendment or retrieval endpoint. 1 # market order 2 result = tradeAPI.place_order( 3 instId="BTC-USDT", 4 tdMode="cash", 5 side="buy", 6 ordType="market", 7 sz="100", 8 clOrdId="003" # you can define your own client defined order ID 9 ) 10 print(result)11. How can I get details about a certain order?Published on Sep 29, 2023Updated on Sep 10, 2025554Common scam tactics
The approach is identical whether they pitch an investment or a job — only the reason they eventually ask you for money is different.Here's how it typically unfolds: A stranger contacts you and builds a relationship over time. They introduce either a highly profitable crypto or investment platform, or a high-paying task-based job — and invite you to join. They let you earn small amounts early on, or offer a little starting capital, to gain your trust.Published on Sep 28, 2023Updated on Apr 24, 20262,663