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OKX to adjust position tiers of several futures

Published on Mar 20, 20248 min read

In order to improve market liquidity and mitigate risks, OKX will adjust the position tiers of several futures at 8:00 am – 10:00 am (UTC) on March 29, 2024.

Specific adjustment details are as follows:

Contract Tier Before After
Max. amount (Cont) Maintenance margin ratio Min. initial margin ratio Max. leverage Max. amount (Cont) Maintenance margin ratio Min. initial margin ratio Max. leverage
BTCUSD Expiry 1 1,000 0.40% 1.00% 100 12,000 0.65% 2.00% 50
2 3,000 0.50% 1.50% 66.66 15,000 1.00% 2.50% 40
3 12,000 0.75% 2.00% 50 24,000 1.50% 5.00% 20
4 Increase by 12,000 conts from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier Increase by 12,000 Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier
BTCUSDT Expiry 1 1,000 0.40% 1.00% 100 4,000 0.65% 2.00% 50
2 2,000 0.50% 1.50% 66.66 6,000 1.00% 2.50% 40
3 4,000 0.75% 2.00% 50 8,000 1.50% 5.00% 20
4 Increase by 4,000 conts from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier Increase by 4,000 Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier
ETHUSD Expiry 1 5,000 0.40% 1.00% 100 50,000 0.65% 2.00% 50
2 25,000 0.50% 1.50% 66.66 60,000 1.00% 2.50% 40
3 50,000 0.75% 2.00% 50 100,000 1.50% 5.00% 20
4 Increase by 50,000 conts from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier Increase by 50,000 Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier
ETHUSDT Expiry 1 800 0.40% 1.00% 100 3,000 0.65% 2.00% 50
2 1,500 0.50% 1.50% 66.66 4,000 1.00% 2.50% 40
3 3,000 0.75% 2.00% 50 6,000 1.50% 5.00% 20
4 Increase by 3,000 conts from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier Increase by 3,000 Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier
EOSUSD Expiry 1 800 0.65% 2.00% 50 150 0.65% 2.00% 50
2 1,500 1.00% 2.50% 40 300 1.00% 2.50% 40
3 3,000 1.50% 5.00% 20 3,000 1.50% 5.00% 20
4 Increase by 3,000 conts from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier Increase by 3,000 Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier
EOSUSDT Expiry 1 500 0.65% 2.00% 50 150 0.65% 2.00% 50
2 1,000 1.00% 2.50% 40 300 1.00% 2.50% 40
3 2,500 1.50% 5.00% 20 1,000 1.50% 5.00% 20
4 Increase by 2,500 conts from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier Increase by 1,000 Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier
ETCUSD Expiry 1 1,000 0.65% 2.00% 50 150 0.65% 2.00% 50
2 2,000 1.00% 2.50% 40 300 1.00% 2.50% 40
3 4,000 1.50% 5.00% 20 1,000 1.50% 5.00% 20
4 Increase by 4,000 conts from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier Increase by 1,000 conts from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier
ETCUSDT Expiry 1 40 0.65% 2.00% 50 5 0.65% 2.00% 50
2 80 1.00% 2.50% 40 10 1.00% 2.50% 40
3 150 1.50% 5.00% 20 30 1.50% 5.00% 20
4 Increase by 150 conts from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier Increase by 30 conts from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier
LTCUSD Expiry 1 1,500 0.65% 2.00% 50 400 0.65% 2.00% 50
2 3,000 1.00% 2.50% 40 800 1.00% 2.50% 40
3 6,000 1.50% 5.00% 20 6,000 1.50% 5.00% 20
4 Increase by 6,000 conts from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier Increase by 6,000 conts from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier
LTCUSDT Expiry 1 100 0.65% 2.00% 50 20 0.65% 2.00% 50
2 300 1.00% 2.50% 40 50 1.00% 2.50% 40
3 600 1.50% 5.00% 20 150 1.50% 5.00% 20
4 Increase by 600 conts from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier Increase by 150 conts from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier
XRPUSD Expiry 1 1,500 0.65% 2.00% 50 150 0.65% 2.00% 50
2 3,000 1.00% 2.50% 40 300 1.00% 2.50% 40
3 6,000 1.50% 5.00% 20 1,500 1.50% 5.00% 20
4 Increase by 6,000 conts from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier Increase by 1,500 conts from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier
XRPUSDT Expiry 1 200 0.65% 2.00% 50 20 0.65% 2.00% 50
2 500 1.00% 2.50% 40 50 1.00% 2.50% 40
3 1,000 1.50% 5.00% 20 200 1.50% 5.00% 20
4 Increase by 1,000 conts from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier Increase by 200 conts from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Increase by 0.5% from the previous tier Max. leverage of the tier

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Risk disclaimer
Users' maintenance margin ratio may increase because of tier adjustments and market volatility. To prevent forced liquidations caused by these adjustments, users are encouraged to decrease leverage by either increasing margins or closing positions.


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OKX team
March 20, 2024