OKX Review 2026: 4.1 Out of 5, the Most Complete Offshore Exchange, and What It Costs at the Regular Tier
- OKX scores 4.1 out of 5 overall, the second-highest score in this series, with a 5.0 on derivatives and a 4.5 on security and custody.
- The regular tier is 0.08% maker and 0.10% taker on spot, 0.02% and 0.05% on perpetuals and 0.02% and 0.03% on options, and the same schedule applies to web and API orders.
- On $500,000 of monthly spot volume, resting orders cost $4,800 a year on OKX and $0 at MEXC's published maker rate, while a bot trading perpetuals through an API pays $3,000 on OKX and $4,800 on MEXC.
- OKX publishes a monthly zk-STARK proof of reserves and has no exchange custody breach on record; its DEX aggregator was paused in March 2025 after misuse reports.
- OKX Europe has held a MiCA authorisation from Malta since 27 January 2025, OKX's operating entity pleaded guilty in the United States in February 2025 and paid about $504 million, and a separate US platform launched in April 2025.
- Third-party trackers attribute roughly 481 perpetual contracts to OKX against more than 1,040 on MEXC's fee page, and OKX is the only platform in our listing disclosure index without a named delisting framework.
Why Do Professionals Ask Whether OKX Should Be Their Main Exchange?
How We Scored OKX
For how other platforms score, see the full best crypto exchanges comparison.
OKX Scorecard 2026: Six Scores and One Overall Figure
Dimension | Score (out of 5) | What we measured | Verified against |
Fees and costs | 4 | 0.08% maker and 0.10% taker on spot at the regular tier, 0.02% and 0.05% on perpetuals, 0.02% and 0.03% on options, one schedule for web and API orders, tiers climbed through OKB holdings or 30-day volume | Official fee page, 31 August 2026 |
Asset coverage | 3.5 | Roughly 481 perpetual contracts attributed by third-party trackers, a curated spot list, a 26-hour listing decision on TRUMP per Reuters, no named delisting framework in our listing disclosure index | Third-party trackers, Reuters, our listing disclosure index |
Derivatives | 5 | Unified account with portfolio margin, perpetuals at 0.02% maker and 0.05% taker, an options market at 0.02% and 0.03%, funding every eight hours | Official fee page and product documentation |
Security and custody | 4.5 | Monthly zk-STARK proof of reserves with more than 24 consecutive attestations recorded by Hacken by January 2025, no exchange custody breach on record, DEX aggregator paused on 17 March 2025 after misuse reports | Proof-of-reserves pages, Hacken case study, mainstream reporting |
Deposits and withdrawals | 3.5 | Crypto rails with full KYC required upfront; fiat routes vary by market and were not verified on an open page in this review | Help centre and terms |
Customer support | 4 | Help centre, live chat and ticket channels; timed ticket test not yet run | Platform support pages |
Overall | 4.1 | Average of the six dimensions | Methodology page |
What Does OKX Charge in Fees?
Scenario | OKX at the regular tier | MEXC at the standard tier |
$1,000 of monthly spot taker volume | $12 a year at 0.10% | $6 a year at 0.05%; $4.80 with the MX deduction |
$50,000 of monthly spot taker volume | $600 a year at 0.10% | $300 a year; $240 with the MX deduction |
$500,000 of monthly spot taker volume | $6,000 a year at 0.10% | $3,000 a year; $2,400 with the MX deduction |
$500,000 of monthly spot maker volume | $4,800 a year at 0.08% | $0 at the published maker rate |
$500,000 of monthly BTC perpetual taker volume, web or app | $3,000 a year at 0.05% | $1,200 a year at the 0.020% BTCUSDT Special Rate |
$500,000 of monthly perpetual taker volume through an API | $3,000 a year at 0.05% | $4,800 a year at 0.080% on MEXC's API futures schedule |
How Broad Is OKX's Asset Coverage?
How Strong Is OKX for Derivatives?
For how the major derivatives venues compare on fees, pairs and leverage, see our crypto derivatives trading platform comparison.
Is OKX Safe? Security, Custody and the March 2025 Aggregator Pause
How Easy Are Deposits and Withdrawals on OKX?
What Is OKX Customer Support Like?
Where Is OKX Available, and Where Is MEXC?
OKX Benefits and Limitations
- A unified account with portfolio margin and an options market at 0.02% maker and 0.03% taker, the most complete derivatives stack in this series.
- One fee schedule for web and API orders, which makes OKX the cheaper venue for bots by a wide margin.
- A monthly zk-STARK proof of reserves with more than 24 consecutive attestations recorded by January 2025, and no exchange custody breach on record.
- A MiCA authorisation through OKX Europe and a separate US platform, plus a self-custody wallet and DEX aggregator under the same login.
- A regular spot tier of 0.08% maker and 0.10% taker, which costs $4,800 a year in maker fees on $500,000 of monthly volume against $0 at a zero-maker venue.
- Roughly 481 perpetual contracts against more than 1,040 at the broadest competitor, and no named delisting framework.
- A February 2025 US guilty plea and about $504 million in penalties, disclosed and not scored.
- Fiat routes that vary by entity and could not be verified on an open page in this review.
Who OKX Is For, and Who Should Look Elsewhere
- Your positions are meant to offset one another and portfolio margin saves you real capital.
- You trade options or multi-leg structures, which most offshore venues do not offer.
- You run bots through an API and want one schedule for every route.
- You place resting orders on many pairs and a 0.08% maker fee is a number you notice.
- You want small-cap contracts that a curated list of roughly 481 does not reach.
- You live in the United States or the United Kingdom, where OKX.com does not serve you and a separate or local platform is the answer.
Our separate guide compares the best OKX alternatives platform by platform.
The MEXC View
For each of those dimensions side by side, read our MEXC vs OKX comparison.
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