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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
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What is mark price?

Effective and well-informed risk management should be a priority for all crypto traders, particularly those who adopt higher-risk methods such as margin trading. Various risk management tactics are out there today, and one of them is to look at mark price. The mark price can offer a more accurate reflection of the true value of a derivative, and is used by traders to avoid unexpected forced liquidations.
Dec 9, 2024
Beginners
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OKX

Introducing OKX Snowball: a new opportunity to gain risk-adjusted rewards

Snowball is OKX's newest structured financial product that users can purchase to increase their risk-adjusted rewards. If this sounds complicated, don't fret, our guide to what is OKX snowball will help you navigate through the volatile space of cryptocurrencies.
Apr 25, 2024
Beginners
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The Smart Trader's Debrief #8: OKX Bots & Automations for Volatility Trading

The crypto market is experiencing heightened volatility, with trends like the rise of niche tokens, such as the Official Trump Coin and Official Melania Coin, drawing liquidity away from major-cap tokens and altcoins. For investors, sharp price swings bring both challenges and opportunities.
Jan 27, 2025
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5 essential tools for navigating a bear market

During a bear market or crypto winter, the volume of FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) can rise, spreading negativity across the space. Although caution is wise during a bear market, you may discover opportunities worth exploring. For example, the possibility of acquiring cryptocurrencies that were previously unattainable during a bullish period. A bearish drop in price could put an asset in reach and lead you to consider adding them to your portfolio.
Feb 4, 2025
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What is a cryptocurrency trading pair?

A cryptocurrency trading pair consists of two cryptocurrencies, such as BTC/USDT, where BTC is the base currency and USDT is the quote currency. Using BTC/USDT as an example, you can: Buy BTC with USDT (also known as a buy order in spot trading)
Feb 19, 2025
Beginners
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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.
Feb 24, 2025
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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.
Feb 27, 2025
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Diversification 101: Understanding this risk management essential

If you took a poll of traders, we bet most would agree that diversification is fundamental to effective risk management. Building a portfolio of highly diversified assets allows traders to manage thei
Feb 27, 2025
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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.
Dec 9, 2024
Intermediate
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What are trigger orders?

A trigger order is an order that allows the trader to set a target price that must be reached before a limit or market order will be executed. For perpetual swaps and futures contracts, you'll be able to choose to trigger using either the last, mark or index price.
Jul 16, 2024
Beginners
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Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO): What is it, and how does it affect the market?

The crypto market is considered the most volatile in the broader financial industry. The prices of coins and tokens are known to experience dramatic changes. This presents an excellent opportunity for experienced traders who can analyze markets quickly and react in time. However, novice traders sometimes make the mistake of entering the market too late.
May 23, 2025
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Forward Contracts vs. Futures Contracts What Are the Differences
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Fixed-term deals, flexible-term deals and flash deals - How are they different?

Staking cryptocurrency can be a great way to both diversify your portfolio and grow the tokens you hold. But with so many different options to choose from, figuring out which is best for you can be ov
Apr 25, 2024
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What is liquidation when trading crypto?

One of the most dangerous and attractive aspects of crypto is the industry’s high volatility. Crypto markets are open 24/7, meaning these volatile swings can happen at any time. While this can be great for traders eager to capitalize on price movement, it can also present challenges, such as trade liquidations.
Sep 23, 2024
Beginners
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How to Use Value at Risk (VaR) to Manage Your Cryptocurrency Assets

The crypto market is known for its extreme volatility, where the price of cryptocurrencies can vigorously fluctuate within a short period of time. In a market full of uncertainty, managing risks is th
Apr 25, 2024
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