OKB's fee benefits are based on a combination of both, but holdings determine the starting point and trading volume determines the upper limit. For most regular users, your OKB holdings are the direct factor that decides your fee tier. For high-frequency VIP traders, trading volume and asset balance are the core criteria.
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Step 1: First look at how OKB holdings affect regular users
[What to do]: Understand how OKB holdings directly affect your fee tier.
[How to do it]: OKX divides users into "regular" and "professional" tiers. Regular user levels are entirely determined by OKB holdings.
| OKB holdings | Fee tier enjoyed | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| ≥ 500 OKB | Lv 2 | Lower fees than the default tier |
| ≥ 2,000 OKB | Lv 5 | Fees close to the VIP threshold |
The higher your holdings, the higher your tier and the lower your fees. OKX counts the total OKB held in your funding account, trading account, and finance account across both main and sub-accounts.
Completion standard: You know how many OKB you currently hold and the corresponding fee tier.
Key reminder: The official statement clearly says: "OKB cannot be used to offset trading fees, and holding OKB does not affect the fee discount tier." In other words, the value of OKB lies in helping you reach a lower fee tier, not in directly deducting fees proportionally like BNB does when trading. The two mechanisms are completely different. On OKX, you need to hold OKB to get a lower fee tier, rather than paying with OKB to get a discount.
Step 2: Next look at how trading volume and asset balance affect VIP users
[What to do]: Understand when trading volume becomes the main determining factor.
[How to do it]: When your trading volume or asset balance reaches a certain scale, you enter the "professional user" system. When calculating your final tier, OKX takes the highest value among these dimensions: "30-day spot trading volume", "30-day futures trading volume", "30-day options trading volume", and "daily snapshot asset balance" to determine your tier.
Specific example: A user has 30-day spot trading volume of 10 million USD (qualifying for VIP2), 30-day futures trading volume of 200 million USD (qualifying for VIP3), and asset balance of 5 million USD (qualifying for VIP4). The system takes the highest tier, VIP4, and all business lines enjoy VIP4 fees.
Completion standard: You can judge whether your trading volume or asset balance has already exceeded the tier brought by your OKB holdings.
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Step 3: Combine both in the most cost-effective way
[What to do]: Choose the best fee reduction path based on your trading habits.
Case A: Low-frequency traders — Holding OKB is the most efficient method. The minimum threshold on OKX is holding 100 OKB to enter Lv2 and enjoy discounts, which is much more cost-effective for users with low trading volume than trying to reach a high trading volume.
Case B: High-frequency traders — Prioritize increasing trading volume. If your 30-day trading volume already reaches VIP1 or above, the system will assign your tier based on trading volume, and holding additional OKB will not improve it much.
Case C: You meet both conditions — The system automatically takes the highest tier, so you do not need to choose manually.
Completion standard: You have chosen a fee reduction path that suits you, rather than blindly holding OKB or blindly chasing trading volume.
How to verify completion: Log in to OKX, go to [Trade] → [Trading interface], and click your current fee tier at the top to view the tier details page. The page will clearly show your OKB holdings, 30-day trading volume, current tier, and the requirements for the next tier. If the tier matches your expectations, the configuration is working.
Next step: If you feel the current fees are too high, first check the tier corresponding to your OKB holdings on the trading page and confirm whether there is room for improvement. If you want to reduce fees by holding OKB, remember to keep your OKB in your funding account, trading account, or finance account so the system can count it.
