OKX to adjust position tiers of perpetual swaps

Published on 2 Aug 20234 min read

In order to improve market liquidity and mitigate risks, OKX will adjust the position tiers of perpetual swaps at 6:00 am – 7:00 am (UTC) on August 7, 2023.
Specific adjustment details are as follows:

Contract Tier Max. amount (Cont) (Before) Max. amount (Cont) (After) Maintenance margin ratio Min. initial margin ratio Max. leverage
AAVEUSDT Perpetual 1 1,000 3,500 0.65% 2.00% 50
2 3,000 7,000 1.00% 2.50% 40
3 8,000 15,000 1.50% 5.00% 20
4 Increase by 8,000 conts from the previous tier Increase by 15,000 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
ARBUSDT Perpetual 1 2,000 5,000 0.50% 1.33% 75
2 10,000 10,000 0.75% 2.00% 50
3 20,000 20,000 1.00% 2.50% 40
4 Increase by 20,000 conts from the previous tier Increase by 20,000 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
LDOUSDT Perpetual 1 2,000 8,000 0.50% 1.33% 75
2 8,000 15,000 0.75% 2.00% 50
3 30,000 30,000 1.00% 2.50% 40
4 Increase by 30,000 conts from the previous tier Increase by 30,000 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
MKRUSDT Perpetual 1 800 1,500 0.65% 2.00% 50
2 1,500 3,000 1.00% 2.50% 40
3 3,000 6,000 1.50% 5.00% 20
4 Increase by 3,000 conts from the previous 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
OPUSDT Perpetual 1 4,500 20,000 0.50% 1.33% 75
2 15,000 60,000 0.75% 2.00% 50
3 40,000 120,000 1.00% 2.50% 40
4 Increase by 40,000 conts from the previous tier Increase by 120,000 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
SOLUSD Perpetual 1 300 1,500 0.50% 1.33% 75
2 1,500 5,000 0.75% 2.00% 50
3 5,000 10,000 1.00% 2.50% 40
4 Increase by 5,000 conts from the previous tier Increase by 10,000 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
SOLUSDT Perpetual 1 500 2,500 0.50% 1.33% 75
2 2,000 10,000 0.75% 2.00% 50
3 6,000 20,000 1.00% 2.50% 40
4 Increase by 6,000 conts from the previous tier Increase by 20,000 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
STXUSDT Perpetual 1 400 2,000 0.50% 1.33% 75
2 2,000 5,000 0.75% 2.00% 50
3 6,000 10,000 1.00% 2.50% 40
4 Increase by 6,000 conts from the previous tier Increase by 10,000 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

Learn more: Position tiers


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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August 2, 2023