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OKX Institutions recap - January 2023

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Published on Feb 02, 2023
Updated on Apr 25, 2024
3 min read

Welcome to our monthly OKX Institutions recap, going over our latest product launches and metrics. You'll see, on both fronts, the year has started on a roll for us. Let's dive in.

In summary

  • We've had a major launch with the Liquid Marketplace, our state of the art on-demand liquidity network
  • We've launched a very competitive VIP Loan program
  • Our metrics show crypto traders are in flight to safety mode and flocking to our platform amidst market stress

Latest products

Liquid Marketplace

OKX Liquid Marketplace January 2023

In December we've launched our on-demand liquidity network, the OKX Liquid Marketplace. It provides traders with access to deep liquidity, through an execution layer that automates trades and settlements instantly and off the order book:

Interested?

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VIP Loans

We've also launched the VIP Loan Pool, a program for eligible VIP clients to:

  • Improve capital efficiency
  • Reduce risk
  • Access dedicated margin
  • Benefit from competitive rates
Learn more

Latest metrics

Flight to safety

The challenges faced by some other platforms has inspired traders a flight to safety. As the only major exchange to have had zero exposure to 2022's negative events, we've seen trade volumes pick up consistently amidst market stress. Liquid Marketplace - our OTC trading platform did over $340m of trading volume in Jan 2023.

Key highlights

  • 📈 $28.4M highest volume day (Jan 9th)
  • 💸 $11.4M largest single trade
  • ✅ 2411 successfully executed RFQs
  • 🏋🏻 $140k average trade size
  • 📊 Top traded strategies: ETH Quarterly Futures Rolls

What's next

  • Spread Orderbooks: Linear delta one spread order books across all spot, perpetual, and dated futures are coming soon. One-click trading and API for multi-leg combo spreads will support futures rolls, funding rate arbitrage, calendar spreads and more.
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