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Lead traders: Spot lead trading guidelines
Go to My lead trades > Lead trade settings > Stop leading trades Select Settings to end leading trades Select your reason and submit your request. We'll contact you with the results within 3 days. Make sure to sell all spot lead trade assets and cancel any open spot lead trade orders before requesting to stop leading trades. Select stop leading trades at the lead trade settingsWhat are the basic risk control requirements for spot traders?Published on Oct 30, 2023Updated on Apr 2, 2026195Lead traders FAQ
How do I apply to be a lead trader? You can refer to this article to understand more about the requirements of being a lead trader.2. What's the available information in my lead trader profile? You can refer to this article to understand more about the lead trader profile.3. How can I create a lead trade? After becoming a lead trader, you can continue executing trades on the regular trading page.Published on Sep 6, 2023Updated on Mar 28, 2026119Lead traders: How do I carry out lead trades?
You may access it by navigating through Trade > Marketplace > My lead trades and select the corresponding strategy to start leading trades. Currently, only Spot Grid, Futures Grid, and Futures Martingale bots are supported for lead trading.How should I manage lead trades? Your lead trade orders will be shown in order management at the bottom of the trading page, and also in the lead trading section. There are two display types for viewing lead trade orders, which are Detailed and Overview.Published on Dec 21, 2022Updated on Apr 2, 2026391Lead trader: how do I carry out spot lead trades?
How do I place a spot lead trade? Go to Copy Trading, and select Spot You can enable the lead trade toggle switch to allow your order to be copied by your copy trader. For example, lead trader A enables the lead trade option and buys a 1 BTC spot order. His copy traders can copy this lead trader Enabling the lead trade toggle switch before creating a spot trade If you don't want your copy trader to copy your order, you can disable the lead trade toggle switch.Published on May 2, 2024Updated on Feb 9, 202647Lead trader: why is the total order in the Lead Trade and Open position tabs different?
What does it mean when the Open Position and Lead tabs show numbers in parentheses? When you see numbers in parentheses next to the Open Position and Lead tabs, it indicates the number of active positions or orders. For example, (1) means one active position or order.2. How does the number of lead trading orders change? If you place 2 lead trading orders on the same token contract, the number in parentheses on the Lead tab changes to indicate the number of lead trading orders running.Published on May 13, 2024Updated on Feb 9, 202632Spot copy trading: lead trader FAQ
As a lead trader, how many crypto pairs can I lead spot trade with? You have the opportunity to lead spot trades with 297 cryptocurrency pairs at the time of launch, with more pairs being added gradually. Keep an eye out for upcoming announcements on new cryptocurrency pairs being added!5. As a lead trader, how do I get traffic exposure on OKX? There are two ways to increase traffic exposure to your profile on our platform.Published on Oct 18, 2023Updated on Mar 3, 202667Copy traders: How do I choose a lead trader?
You can directly follow a lead trader or copy their trades from this page. Select any lead trader that intrigues you and you can view the profile that loadsHow can I view the lead traders I’m following?Published on Dec 22, 2022Updated on Mar 17, 2026259How do I close lead trades with a limit order and custom amount?
Method 2: Close in your lead trade management Once you've become a lead trader, manage your lead trades under both Trade > Lead trades and Copy trading > My lead trades. In the lead trade management section, you can access both an overview and a detailed breakdown of your lead trade orders. The Detailed view breaks down each position by order, allowing you to set TP/SL for each order or close it with a market order.Published on Dec 5, 2023Updated on Feb 9, 20262,262How can you protect yourself from a phishing attack?
If the user does not pay attention to distinguishing it, he/she will click the link to enter the phishing website or download the Trojan horse program. Once the Trojan horse program runs, it can monitor the sensitive information entered by the user and get it.Published on Aug 17, 2023Updated on Mar 3, 20263,688Copy traders FAQ
The following factors could stop you from copying a trade: A lead trader has stopped leading trades or has had their lead trader status revoked A lead trader has reached the daily lead trade limit A lead trader's trade has triggered risk control Your trading account has insufficient funds Your open position value has exceeded the spread protection amount Your total copy trade amount reached the maximum limit you set2. What causes a copy trader position to close?Published on Sep 1, 2023Updated on Feb 12, 2026181Copy trading FAQ
What factors could cause a lead trade to fail in copy trading? The following factors could cause a lead trade to fail: The lead trader's trading account has less than 500 USDT when opening a trade The lead trader has exceeded the daily lead trade limit of 500 orders The lead trader's opening position value has exceeded the limit for that contract If this happens, our system will also notify you with a push notification and email.17.Published on Sep 15, 2023Updated on Mar 4, 2026686What's smart sync and how do I use it?
Why didn’t my smart sync position partially close when the lead trader’s position partially closed? You’ll close or reduce positions in proportion to the lead trader. If the lead trader closes a part of a position that they opened before you started copying them, your position won’t be partially closed.6. Why is my smart sync leverage and margin different to the lead trader’s? When using smart sync, our system will automatically adjust your leverage and margin when the lead trader does.Published on Feb 26, 2024Updated on Feb 12, 2026431What's Smart Sync on spot copy trading?
Buy existing assets: You can view the lead trader’s profile to see what assets they’re holding and decide if you want to use this feature. Note: if you turn this feature on, you’ll buy any spot lead assets the lead trader is currently holding at market price. If you leave it off, you’ll only purchase new assets that the lead trader buys. Total stop loss for trader: This setting lets you define the maximum amount you’re willing to lose across all trades under a lead trader.Published on Oct 9, 2024Updated on Mar 4, 2026266How do I use the Copy mode restriction feature?
Head over to the Copy trading page and select My lead trades Proceed to enter the My lead trades option Once in, select Lead settings Select the Copy mode restrictions option within the Lead trade settings Select Copy mode restrictions option Toggle between No restrictions or Smart sync only options under the Copy mode restrictions option within the Lead trade settings Select your preferred restriction mode A statement on the lead trader requiring copy traders to use smart sync will appear on thePublished on Jul 16, 2024Updated on Feb 9, 202637What are the spot trading guidelines for copy traders?
Lead trader investment The amount of USDT in the lead trader's trading account Win rate Number of days with profitable trades / Number of days trader has led spot trades Understand the lead trader profile Select Copy to follow your preferred lead trader's trading strategy Select copy to copy lead trader's trading strategy Set your copy trading setting according to your needs. Details of the settings are briefed in the table below.Published on Nov 6, 2023Updated on Mar 3, 2026280