Why do I have to trade on OKX Liquid Marketplace?

Published on 13 Mar 2024Updated on 28 July 20242 min read9

Why should I trade on OKX Liquid Marketplace?

Our Liquid Marketplace is the most powerful on-demand liquidity network on the market, to give traders the power to run any trading strategy, at any size, at the price they want. It provides liquidity-as-a-service (LaaS) allowing traders to tap into endless liquidity through an execution layer that automates trades and settlements off the order book. It allows them to:

  • Improve their derivatives trading workflow with end-to-end automated execution and instant settlement.

  • Maximize their capital efficiency with lower margin requirements and offset risk between spot and derivative positions.

What does the OKX Liquid Marketplace offer me?

In more detail, here are the main benefits of the OKX Liquid Marketplace for pro and institutional crypto traders:

  • Competitive prices, regardless of size or complexity:

    • Always access tightest available quote/spreads.

    • Send custom RFQs to multiple counterparties.

    • Let multiple makers compete to win trades.

  • Guaranteed, instant off-order book execution:

    • Place trades of any size without impacting the order book.

    • Use 20+ predefined strategies including future spreads, options, straddles, and more.

    • Avoid price slippage risk when executing multiple-leg strategies.

  • Streamlined workflows:

    • Two-click trading eliminates the operational burden across the entire workflow.

    • End-to-end automated execution from order, to price discovery, settlement, and clearing, makes for an efficient experience.

  • Capital efficiency:

    • Traders can leverage lower margin requirements using our smart portfolio margin tools to offset their positions in opposite directions and across different products.

    • Lower executed fees compared to executing two individual outright trades.

  • Customizable strategies:

    • Carry trades (spot vs future/perp), futures spreads (future vs future/perp), call/put spreads, calendar spreads, butterfly spreads, condors, ratio spreads, diagonal spreads, back spreads.

    • Options/volatility strategies: collars, straddles, strangles, covered call, protective put, synthetic futures.

    • Creation of synthetic currency pairs by going long one name and short another. For example, BTC/USDT vs AVAX/USDT booked atomically create a synthetic BTC/AVAX pair.

  • Nitro Spreads:

    • Easily make a spread trade with one-click via Nitro Spreads, as all orders are guaranteed to fill in matching quantities for each leg or none at all, thus having zero leg risk and minimized price slippage.

    • It also supports various strategies including funding rate farming, spot futures carry trade, and calendar rolls. For more details, visit here.