Exchange review

OKX

A full-suite derivatives exchange offering spot, futures, and options in one product, with one of the broader options chains outside of Deribit.

At a glance

Founded: 2017
Regions: Widely available; restricted or unavailable in some jurisdictions including the US for derivatives products — verify local availability before signing up.

Fees

Maker: Verify current tier — OKX uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule
Taker: Verify current tier — OKX uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule

Products

Spot, Perpetual futures, Options, Copy trading, Bots

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

Cons

Interface density can be overwhelming given how many products live in one app
Derivatives products unavailable in several major jurisdictions including the US
Options liquidity, while broad, generally trails Deribit on BTC/ETH specifically

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Editorial note

This review is a launch-draft placeholder — fee figures and the “Open account” link need verification and wiring before this page goes live. affiliateReady: false is intentional until the OKX affiliate application is approved.

Referenced from Crypto Options: Covered Calls and Protective Puts, Explained and How to Trade BTC Perpetual Futures on Kraken as a comparison platform.