The OKX Affiliate Program offers a structured way for individuals to earn commissions by referring new users to the platform. By sharing unique referral links, affiliates can monetize their audience while helping others discover a leading cryptocurrency exchange. This guide explains how the program works, its benefits, and the steps to maximize your earning potential.
How to Become an Affiliate
Joining the OKX Affiliate Program is straightforward. You only need to complete a simple application form. Once your application is approved, you'll receive a unique affiliate link. This link is your primary tool for tracking referrals and earning commissions. The approval process is typically quick, allowing you to start sharing your link almost immediately.
Earning Commissions as an Affiliate
Affiliates earn income through a multi-step process centered around sharing referral links and encouraging trading activity.
Obtaining Affiliate Links
After approval, you can access your affiliate links and codes from your dashboard. The platform allows you to customize these links, create new ones, and set specific commission rates for yourself and your referrals. Your default affiliate link is the main URL to share with friends, family, and your community.
Sharing Your Links
Promote your affiliate links or codes through social media, blogs, email newsletters, or other online channels. Effective sharing strategies are key to reaching a wider audience and driving registrations.
User Registration and Trading
Your referred users must:
- Register on OKX using your link or code and complete a trade, or
- Re-login after more than 180 days of inactivity and complete a trade.
Commission Structure
You earn a percentage of every trading fee paid by users you refer, for their entire lifetime on the platform. Commissions are settled hourly in USDT, providing regular and transparent earnings.
Important Notes:
- If a referred user's counterparty has a negative trading fee rate, the final commission is based on the net trading fees actually incurred.
No commissions are earned if:
- The trader deals in cryptocurrencies with zero fees.
- The trader uses discount cards, futures credits, contract vouchers, or similar to offset transaction fees.
- The trader has a special fee rate.
- The trader resides in a non-eligible country or region.
- The trader is a market maker or broker.
- The trader's transaction fee reaches VIP4 or higher, and the monthly commission cap is already met.
- Non-Chinese affiliates cannot earn commissions from trades by Chinese traders.
- Affiliates, co-invitees, or sub-affiliates who haven't completed identity verification.
- The affiliate's commission rate is 0, suspended, or the account is frozen.
- The co-inviter's link fails review, resulting in a 0% commission rate.
- The trader is based in Europe (except the Netherlands or Malta).
- Other conditions triggering ineligibility.
Tracking Commission Metrics
Monitoring your performance is essential for optimizing your affiliate strategy. The "Invited Users" page displays key metrics like deposited amounts, fees, and commissions. You can also generate customized reports by selecting a time period (from one day to one year) and downloading the data.
Note: You can create up to 30 reports per month. Each report is available for download within 15 days of creation.
OKX Affiliate Tier System
OKX evaluates affiliates monthly to adjust commission rates based on performance. The tier system rewards active affiliates with higher earnings.
Evaluation Criteria
- Monthly trading volume of referred users.
- Number of new or total traded users per month.
Tier Benefits
- The default commission rate is 30%.
- Meeting higher-tier criteria boosts your rate for the following month.
- Failing to meet your current tier's criteria for three consecutive months results in a tier adjustment.
- No commissions are earned if your affiliate tier is 0.
Protection Period
New affiliates enjoy a 5-month protection period where their commission rate won't drop below the rate of their first month.
Note: Affiliates joining on or before the 15th of a month have the protection period until the last day of the fifth calendar month. Those joining after the 15th have until the last day of the sixth month.
Example: Joining on July 1 grants protection from July to November. Joining on July 20 extends protection from July to December.
Working with Sub-Affiliates
Expanding your network through sub-affiliates can significantly increase your earning potential. This multi-level structure allows you to earn from your sub-affiliates' referrals.
Setting Up Sub-Affiliates
- Ensure your sub-affiliate has an OKX account.
- Create a sub-affiliate link from your Affiliate page.
Note: Only primary affiliates can create and edit these links.
Configuring Commission Rates
Set commission rates for yourself, sub-affiliates, and referred users. Once set, you can only adjust rates for sub-affiliates, not for direct referrals. Rates are identical for spot and derivative trades.
Earning Commissions
Earn from trading fees of users referred by your sub-affiliates. If a referred user uses a discount card, you and your sub-affiliates receive commissions in the form of discount cards.
Performance Tracking
Monitor sub-affiliate performance on the Affiliates page. Sub-affiliates can also track their data here. OKX evaluates each sub-affiliate link immediately for compliance. 👉 Explore advanced referral strategies
Reasons for Removal from the Program
OKX enforces strict rules to maintain program integrity. Violations can lead to immediate removal.
Prohibited Activities
Redirecting users from websites mimicking the official OKX site, including:
- Sites mirroring OKX's design.
- URLs similar to the official domain (e.g., www.okx.xxx.com).
- Using OKX logos as clickbait.
- Using social media accounts impersonating OKX's official profiles.
- Sending invitation emails or texts posing as OKX.
- Advertising OKX-branded keywords (e.g., "OKX" or "OKX Exchange") on search engines.
- Self-inviting through multiple accounts.
Marketing to users in prohibited jurisdictions, which may change periodically. Current restricted regions include:
- Crimea, Cuba, Donetsk, Iran, Luhansk, North Korea, Syria.
- The U.S. (including territories like Puerto Rico and Guam).
- Bangladesh, Bolivia, the Bahamas, Canada, Malta, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong.
- Most European countries (e.g., Austria, France, Germany, UK), Australia, and others.
- Posting OKX-related links in search engines or digital platforms accessible to users in prohibited regions.
Violations may result in legal action and liability for damages. OKX reserves the right to modify or terminate the program at any time without prior notice.
Frequently Asked Questions
How quickly are commissions paid?
Commissions are settled hourly in USDT, ensuring prompt and regular payments directly to your affiliate account.
Can I customize my affiliate links?
Yes, the platform allows you to create custom links and set specific commission rates for different audiences or campaigns.
What happens if a referred user stops trading?
You only earn commissions on active trading fees. If a user becomes inactive, no further commissions are generated unless they resume trading.
Are there costs to join the affiliate program?
No, joining is free. You only need to complete the application and get approved.
How can I maximize my earnings?
Focus on sharing links with active traders and consider expanding your network through sub-affiliates. 👉 Get real-time performance tools
What support does OKX offer affiliates?
The platform provides detailed analytics, reporting tools, and a tier system to help you optimize your strategy.