OKX steps up its European focus with the launch of Spot Margin trading for EU/EEA customers. Margin trading is available in all EU/EEA countries, including Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland, based on OKX's MICA license.
CEO of OKX Europe, Erald Ghoos (pictured), who The Kaupr video interview in September, states that “Spot Margin is one of the most requested features from European traders”.
The launch provides European traders with powerful, high-performance margin tools, while keeping transparency, risk control and regulatory compliance at the heart. The solution builds on the exchange's global margin infrastructure in a MICA-adapted and risk-managed framework.
Global cryptocurrency exchange and onchain technology company OKX has launched Spot Margin trading in Europe, thus expanding the set of advanced trading tools available to clients in the region. The product mirrors the functionality of OKX's global platform, but is adapted to operate within European regulatory frameworks and is delivered through a separate unified USD EEA order book.
With the launch, European users will have access to up to 10x leverage for spot margin trading on BTC and ETH pairs against USDC, with support for both long and short positions for use in hedging strategies. The offer includes a cross-margin mode, where the user's entire portfolio can be counted as collateral, and is designed for deep liquidity and fast order execution within the EEA order book structure.
OKX describes the Spot Margin system as well known and well tested, equipped with comprehensive risk controls, transparent asset verification and real-time monitoring for European clients. The launch emphasizes a transparent and risk-managed framework supported by the exchange's global risk controls, Proof‑of‑reserves verification, clear loan-to-value (LTV) parameters and automated liquidation training tools, so that traders better understand how leverage and liquidation limits work in practice.
In a blog post on the launch, OKX Europe CEO Erald Ghoos said Spot Margin on OKX's global platform has for several years been “one of the most trusted systems in the industry — built for speed, transparency and risk-controlled performance” and that European customers have demanded access to the same proven infrastructure.
He adds that “Spot Margin was one of the most requested features from European traders and this launch shows how seriously we take user feedback,” framing the product as part of a broader effort to build the products traders want, including improvements in liquidity, trading pairs and tools for strategy and risk management.
Ghoos further emphasizes that “Europe is a tier-1 region for OKX” and points out that by bringing Spot Margin to OKX Europe, the exchange gives customers “access to the same high-quality infrastructure that is globally trusted, while meeting the expectations of our fast-growing community.” OKX positions the launch as another important step in its gradual expansion in Europe, where advanced trading tools, deeper liquidity and new institutional partnerships are becoming increasingly important to the company's global growth strategy.
Here you can watch our video interview with Erlad Ghos from earlier this autumn.
