All you need to know about OKX Middle East Fintech FZE
As a resident of the United Arab Emirates, your OKX experience will be provided by OKX Middle East Fintech FZE, a virtual asset service provider licensed and regulated by Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA).
What are the benefits of opening an account with OKX UAE?
Digital currency exchange services including fiat services will be provided to you by OKX Middle East Fintech FZE;
Derivatives and margin-related products and services will be provided to you by OKX Middle East Fintech FZE, provided that you pass a suitability assessment
You'll have access to AED trading pairs and the option to deposit and withdraw AED directly from your local UAE bank account. Find out more on how to deposit and withdraw AED in the following articles:
Trading in AED pairs provides you an opportunity to trade crypto with their local currency.
You'll have access to USD trading pairs and the option to deposit and withdraw USD to your bank account through an international wire transfer. Find out more on how to deposit and withdraw USD in the following articles:
How can I access derivatives and margin-related products?
To access derivatives and margin-related products and services, you'll first be required to complete account verification. Once your account is verified, you'll have to complete a suitability test to become eligible to trade derivatives. Please refer to
to learn more.What are the supported products I can access as an OKX UAE customer?
Feature Category | Feature | All Users | Qualified retail & institutional investors |
---|---|---|---|
Buy/Trade Crypto | Express Buy/Sell | ✅ | ✅ |
Buy/Trade Crypto | Convert | ✅ | ✅ |
Buy/Trade Crypto | Deposit/Withdraw AED and USD | ✅ | ✅ |
Buy/Trade Crypto | Spot trading | ✅ | ✅ |
Buy/Trade Crypto | Spot margin trading | ✅ Up to 5x Leverage | ✅ Up to 5x Leverage |
Buy/Trade Crypto | Derivatives trading (perpetual swaps, futures, and options) | ✅ Up to 5x Leverage | ✅ Up to 20x Leverage |
Buy/Trade Crypto | P2P | ❌ | ❌ |
Buy/Trade Crypto | Copy trading | ❌ | ❌ |
Buy/Trade Crypto | Trading bots | ✅ | ✅ |
Buy/Trade Crypto | Third Party Payment | ❌ | ❌ |
Buy/Trade Crypto | Liquid Marketplace - RFQ | ❌ | ❌ |
Buy/Trade Crypto | Liquid Marketplace - Nitro Spread | ❌ | ✅ |
Buy/Trade Crypto | Demo Trading | ✅ | ✅ |
Grow | On-chain Earn | ✅ | ✅ |
Grow | Simple Earn | ❌ | ❌ |
Grow | Structured Products | ❌ | ❌ |
Institutional | API | ✅ | ✅ |
Institutional | VIP Loan | ❌ | ❌ |
What are the supported tokens I can trade as an OKX UAE customer?
Please refer to
to view the list of tokens available on OKX UAE.