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DB Deribit VS OKX
Both exchanges offer Options, Perpetual futures. The differences below come from our individual reviews of Deribit and OKX.
| Deribit | OKX | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 2017 |
| Regions | Not available to US persons directly; as of September 2026, eligible US users can reach Deribit's order books through Coinbase Financial Markets as a regulated intermediary. Broadly available elsewhere, subject to Deribit's own jurisdictional restrictions. | Widely available; restricted or unavailable in some jurisdictions including the US for derivatives products: verify local availability before signing up. |
| Products | Options, Perpetual futures, Dated futures, Combo/spread orders | Spot, Perpetual futures, Options, Copy trading, Bots |
| Maker fee | Not yet verified | Verify current tier: OKX uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule |
| Taker fee | Not yet verified | Verify current tier: OKX uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule |
Deribit pros
- The dominant global crypto options venue by a wide margin, holding roughly half of all Bitcoin and Ethereum options volume and an even larger share of Bitcoin options specifically
- Purpose-built options infrastructure (combo orders, a full volatility surface, portfolio margining) that generalist exchanges bolting on an options tab don't match
- Backed by Coinbase's balance sheet and compliance infrastructure since the August 2025 acquisition, addressing a long-standing question about counterparty durability at a derivatives-only exchange
- Keeps roughly 99% of user funds in cold storage with third-party custody (Fireblocks, Cobo) for the operational portion, and covered a 2022 hot-wallet loss entirely from company reserves rather than user funds
OKX pros
- One of the few exchanges offering deep futures, options, and copy trading in a single product
- Broad asset and derivatives coverage in one interface
- Established copy-trading and bot tooling alongside manual trading
This table is generated from the same data behind our individual exchange reviews. See methodology for how it's put together. Fee figures marked "not yet verified" need confirming against live terms before this page is treated as launch-ready.