OKX Institutions recap - January 2023

Welcome to our monthly OKX Institutions recap, going over our latest product launches and metrics. You'll see, on both fronts, the year has started on a roll for us. Let's dive in.

In summary

• We've had a major launch with the Liquid Marketplace, our state of the art on-demand liquidity network
• We've launched a very competitive VIP Loan program
• Our metrics show crypto traders are in flight to safety mode and flocking to our platform amidst market stress

Latest products

Liquid Marketplace

In December we've launched our on-demand liquidity network, the OKX Liquid Marketplace. It provides traders with access to deep liquidity, through an execution layer that automates trades and settlements instantly and off the order book:

• Learn what the Liquid Marketplace offers for pro and institutional traders
• Learn how to leverage the Liquid Marketplace for futures spread trading
• Learn how to trade crypto options on the Liquid Marketplace

Interested?

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VIP Loans

We've also launched the VIP Loan Pool, a program for eligible VIP clients to:

• Improve capital efficiency
• Reduce risk
• Access dedicated margin
• Benefit from competitive rates

Learn more

Latest metrics

Flight to safety

The challenges faced by some other platforms has inspired traders a flight to safety. As the only major exchange to have had zero exposure to 2022's negative events, we've seen trade volumes pick up consistently amidst market stress. Liquid Marketplace - our OTC trading platform did over $340m of trading volume in Jan 2023.

Key highlights

• 📈 $28.4M highest volume day (Jan 9th)
• 💸 $11.4M largest single trade
• ✅ 2411 successfully executed RFQs
• 🏋🏻 $140k average trade size
• 📊 Top traded strategies: ETH Quarterly Futures Rolls

What's next

• Spread Orderbooks: Linear delta one spread order books across all spot, perpetual, and dated futures are coming soon. One-click trading and API for multi-leg combo spreads will support futures rolls, funding rate arbitrage, calendar spreads and more.

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