Trading Fees
OKX Fee Tier Introduction
OKX distinguishes between regular users and professional users based on trading volume. Regular users are divided into different tiers based on their OKB holdings, while professional users are divided into different tiers based on trading volume. Different tiers determine the trading fee rate for the next day. When calculating fee tiers, if any one of spot trading volume, futures contract trading volume, perpetual contract trading volume, or options contract trading volume meets the criteria, you can enjoy the fee discount for that tier. For example, if the spot trading volume in the last 30 days is $20,000,000 (meets VIP 2), the futures contract trading volume in the last 30 days is $200,000,000 (meets VIP 3), and the options contract trading volume in the last 30 days is $5,000,000 (meets VIP 1), then the fee tier would be VIP 3, and spot trading, futures contract trading, perpetual contract trading, and options trading can all enjoy VIP 3 discount terms.
How to Improve Fee Tier
For regular users, you can improve your fee tier by increasing your OKB holdings. Holding at least 500 OKB allows you to enjoy LV2 tier fees, while holding at least 2,000 OKB allows you to enjoy LV5 tier fees. For professional users, you can improve your fee tier by increasing trading volume.
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