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Trading guide
OKX
How to buy/sell NFTs on OKX
The OKX NFT marketplace allows you to discover, trade, and even create NFTs across popular blockchains like Ethereum and Polygon. With OKX, buying, selling, and trading NFTs is simple and straightforw
Apr 25, 2024
DeFi
Blockchain
Trading basics
What is liquid staking and how does it work?
Liquid staking, also known as soft staking, is a more advanced form of traditional staking that's available on many new-generation smart contract protocols. With liquid staking, users can access their locked funds for other crypto-based activities while still earning rewards from their original deposit.
Oct 28, 2024
Advanced
Security
Essential guide to identifying and avoiding crypto promotional scams
Do you want to keep up with the latest cryptocurrency promotions but aren't sure which are legitimate? If so, you're not alone. The increase in crypto promotional scams has become a significant concern. These typically entice traders with the prospect of exclusive airdrops or special offers, often through social media endorsements from influencers or deceptive marketing tactics.
Oct 17, 2024
Beginners
Security
Avoiding crypto product purchase scams: a must-read guide
Have you ever been sent a direct message on your preferred social platform, asking you to join an airdrop? Did you later realize that the name seemed suspicious, with a "1" instead of an "i"? These scams artfully blend technology with psychological tactics to exploit the unwary. Common strategies include offering unrealistically high returns on your deposited funds, stealing sensitive personal information for extortion, and creating elaborate phishing schemes that mimic legitimate crypto platforms.
Sep 30, 2024
Beginners
Strategies
Copy trading vs bot trading: which is best for new crypto traders?
"Want to trade crypto? You have to do it yourself."For a long time, this adage used to hold true. From the hecticness of the crypto market being available 24/7 to the possible lack of liquidity for crypto spot pairs, crypto trading can seem hard to get into. Thankfully, with the advent of copy trading and bot trading, crypto trading has never been more convenient and accessible. If you're new to the world of crypto trading, bot trading and copy trading might seem indistinguishable. After all, both involve letting third parties take the wheel when executing trades.
Sep 11, 2024
Beginners
Technical analysis
Understanding the concept of an all-time high (ATH) in crypto
As the crypto market continues to rally ahead of the Bitcoin halving that's scheduled to happen later this year, we're seeing breathtaking rises for all kinds of coins and tokens. This surge has many crypto traders wondering if we're on the cusp of witnessing a return to the crypto euphoria experienced in late 2021, when Bitcoin managed to hit a peak of $69,040.10 on November 10, 2021. As prices continue to soar and intensifies, there's now a genuine interest in seeing if the market can reclaim its previously established peaks.
Aug 13, 2024
Beginners
DeFi
What is yield farming?
In the dynamic realm of digital finance, crypto trading stands out as a potential avenue for generating returns. Yet, a more innovative strategy has captured the attention of savvy traders — yield farming. This approach, distinct from traditional trading, empowers traders to explore earnings by actively engaging in . This article explores the nuances of yield farming, unraveling its mechanisms and potential benefits.
Jul 24, 2024
Intermediate
Security
Self-custody
Self-custody made simple: how to store your crypto yourself
Cryptocurrencies empower us to take charge of our assets, yet this power requires responsible choices. You have many options for managing your digital assets: trusting an exchange, opting for custodial services, or embracing self-custody. In this article, we navigate the landscape of self-custody, providing insights into practical methods for securing and managing your crypto assets independently.
Jul 16, 2024
Beginners
Order Types
Understanding fill or kill orders (FOK) in crypto
Trading within any financial market comes with its own set of risks. However, the cryptocurrency market is deemed particularly risky due to its highly volatile nature. Fortunately, there are specific
Jul 15, 2024
Research
What is a centralized exchange (CEX)?
Over the past few years, the Cryptocurrency industry has become increasingly popular. It’s incredibly risky and traders need to know what they’re doing. Prices can rise and fall at lightning speeds. T
Jul 15, 2024
Strategies
Crypto copy trading vs. manual trading: which is right for you?
In crypto trading, traders aim to maximize rewards and minimize risk. Towards this goal, copy trading has gained popularity as a strategy where traders replicate the techniques and positions of others in real-time. However, key differences exist between copy, social, and manual trading.
Apr 25, 2024
Beginners
Trading basics
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What are crypto transaction fees and how to set them in OKX Wallet
If you want to get the most out of the Web3 revolution, it’s vital to understand a little about crypto transaction fees. Also known as gas fees on some blockchains, setting the correct amount can help ensure speedy transaction confirmation and avoid overpaying to use a network.
Apr 25, 2024
Beginners
Trading tools
Trading basics
Unlocking crypto copy trading: Top metrics for choosing a lead trader
Copy trading is a method that allows less experienced traders to copy the positions of their more experienced peers. The tactic is considered by many to be a relatively simple way for growing traders to gain exposure to sophisticated crypto trading strategies.
Apr 25, 2024
Altcoin
Bitcoin
The HODL meme explained: what does HODL mean?
“HODL” is a meme that's been a staple of the cryptocurrency community for longer than most digital assets have existed. It simply means to “hold” an asset — i.e., to keep exposure to it — long-term, even when its price is falling. There's nothing particularly deep or complex to grasp about the term, and it originated as a typo by an early Bitcoin investor on a popular forum.
Apr 25, 2024
Beginners
Strategies
Crypto barbell strategy: the very basics
Adam Bloom is a Content Writer, podcaster, and yield farmer based in Los Angeles. The Barbell strategy is supported by Nassim Taleb. Here’s how it works and how it might be applied to crypto. In summary
Apr 25, 2024
Beginners
Strategies
Navigating market volatility when trading crypto
Crypto trading has become a popular way for people to invest, but it's not without its risks. Before you start trading, it's important to understand the potential risks and how to manage them. In this article, we 'll explore one of the key risks of crypto trading — market volatility.
Jul 16, 2024
Beginners
OKX
Strategies
How to block trade cryptocurrency on OKX's Liquid Marketplace
Among the cutting-edge products and services offered on OKX is block trading, which is available on our Liquid Marketplace. Block trading enables users to enter or exit significant cryptocurrency positions without risking price slippage. OKX’s Liquid Marketplace allows you to block trade various instruments supported on the exchange and deploy more advanced multileg trading strategies.
Oct 31, 2024
Intermediate
Strategies
Block trading explained: avoiding slippage with privately negotiated trades
A block trade is a privately negotiated purchase or sale of large blocks of assets settled over the counter. Block trades are useful for buying or selling vast numbers of shares, derivatives, bonds or cryptocurrencies without slippage affecting an asset’s market price.
Oct 31, 2024
Beginners
Technical analysis
Fundamentals of cryptocurrency technical analysis
Though technical analysis in the cryptocurrency market might seem daunting, the term simply refers to the study of past market data in an effort to project future price movements. In essence, it allow
Oct 28, 2024
Beginners
Bitcoin
Trading tools
Derivatives
Bitcoin derivatives, explained: expiry futures, perpetual futures and options
Derivatives are tradable contracts that derive their value from an underlying asset. In the case of cryptocurrency derivatives, the underlying asset is, in most cases, Bitcoin (BTC), or other top cryptocurrencies.
Oct 28, 2024
Strategies
What are trailing stop orders?
A trailing stop order is an order type that helps you to maximize and protect gains made on an open position. It's an advanced form of stop order that automatically deploys an order at a predefined point above or below the current price.
Oct 2, 2024
Beginners
Strategies
Futures
What are the index price and mark price of margined contracts?
Understanding the mark price and index price of a crypto asset can be influential to a trader's success. Knowing each forms part of your risk management approach , provides greater transparency to asset values, and can support more informed and effective trading in general. As such, whether you're a crypto native or a beginner crypto trader, the ability to calculate the index and mark price is an important skill — particularly when it comes to more complex forms of trading, such as futures.
Sep 18, 2024
Intermediate
Strategies
Beginner's guide to cryptocurrency day trading: Tips and strategies
The cryptocurrency market has matured in recent years to become increasingly sophisticated by introducing highly liquid derivatives (i.e., futures, swaps and options). Add to this the fact that we now have access to more data and market research than ever before, and it makes sense why crypto trading is growing in popularity.
Aug 29, 2024
Strategies
What is a unified account?
A unified account is a groundbreaking all-in-one account crafted by OKX to empower you with streamlined, simultaneous trading strategies across spot markets and derivatives like perpetual swaps, futures, and options. Beyond simplifying trades, it paves the way for enhanced capital efficiency across various account modes — margin free, single-currency margin, multi-currency margin, and portfolio margin — all without the trouble of transferring funds between multiple accounts.With a unified account, you can:
Jul 16, 2024
Intermediate
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