OKXLighter
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.08%0%
Spot taker0.1%0%
Futures maker0.02%0%
Futures taker0.05%0%
Markets (live)
Coins listed669213
Coins with perpetuals485213
Coins with spot pairs4040
24h volume$24.12B$2.47B
Coins only here177 coins trade on both49236
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days02
Last 90 days02
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthlyYes · real-time
Licenses3EU: MiCA CASP authorisation for OKX Europe Limited from Malta's MFSA (27 January 2025), US: OKX INC., NMLS #1767779, Dubai: provisional virtual asset licence (July 2022)None listed
Restricted regions15 regionsCanada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia…15 regionsUnited States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, North Korea…
HeadquartersGlobal platform operated by Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd. (Seychelles); regional entities incl. Malta (EEA), UAE, Singapore and the US (San Jose, California)Lighter, Inc. (Delaware corporation, United States)
Exchange tokenOKBLIT
Incidents on record31
OKX or Lighter?
OKX and Lighter are compared here on what matters when you choose where to trade: base trading fees, how many coins each lists, how quickly they add new ones, perpetual prices and funding on the coins both list, and safety signals such as proof of reserves and restricted regions. Live numbers update from the exchanges' public market data; fees and policies were checked against each exchange's own pages.
OKX lists 669 coins and Lighter 213. 177 coins trade on both, 492 only on OKX and 36 only on Lighter. In the last 30 days OKX added 0 new coins and Lighter 2.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; OKX offers 1 discount option and Lighter offers 4 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.