How to use trading bots auto-earn and auto-stake ?

Date de publication : 24 oct. 2025Date de mise à jour : 2 févr. 2026Lecture de 4 min1

What are auto-earn and auto-stake?

To help you make better use of idle assets, OKX supports auto-earn and auto-stake features. When enabled, eligible assets in your strategy account can participate automatically without manual transfers.

Your funds remain in the strategy account and can still be used according to strategy rules.

Auto-earn

Auto-earn allows eligible assets in your strategy account (such as USDT and USDC) to participate in on-platform lending.

  • Eligible assets are automatically allocated to lending

  • Funds remain in the strategy account and can continue to support margin requirements

  • Interest is calculated hourly and displayed in real time

  • Returns may vary based on market conditions

Auto-stake

Auto-stake allows eligible assets in your strategy account (such as ETH and SOL) to participate in on-chain staking.

  • Eligible assets are automatically allocated to staking.

  • Funds remain in the strategy account and do not affect open orders or margin usage.

  • Rewards are distributed daily for ETH and every three days for SOL.

  • Rewards may fluctuate depending on network conditions.

Note: participation in auto-earn or auto-stake does not eliminate market risk.

What's the supported strategies and cryptocurrencies in auto-earn and auto-stake?

Auto-earn and Auto-stake are currently supported for the following strategy types:

  • Spot grid

  • Spot DCA (Martingale)

  • Futures grid

  • Futures DCA (Martingale)

  • Signal bot

The following strategies are not supported at this time:

  • Iceberg

  • TWAP (Time-weighted average price)

  • Recurring buy

  • Bottom-fishing take profit

  • Smart arbitrage

  • Smart portfolio

Supported assets may change based on platform updates. Please refer to the product page for the latest information.

Supported currencies and personal limits:

Function

Crypto

Personal limit

Auto-earn

USDT

1,000,000 USDT

Auto-earn

USDC

1,000,000 USDC

Auto-stake

ETH

200 ETH

Auto-stake

SOL

2,000 SOL

Note: the limit is applied across the entire platform. Any portion exceeding the limit will not accrue returns.

What is the difference between auto-earn and simple Earn distribution?

Function

Where funds are going

Does it affect the bot operation?

Auto-earn

Stay in the strategy account

No

Simple Earn distribution

Transfer to the Simple Earn product.

Yes (only keep limit orders at the current market price)

If both features are enabled, funds will first be allocated to Simple Earn. Any remaining eligible balance will then participate in Auto-earn.

FAQ

1. Can non-VIP users use Auto-earn and Auto-stake?

Yes. This feature has been available to all customers since October 14.

2. Will Auto-earn or Auto-stake affect my strategy operation?

No. Eligible assets remain in your strategy account and don't affect open orders, margin usage, or risk controls.

3. How are auto-earn, auto-stake rewards calculated and distributed?

  • Auto-earn: Distributed every hour. interest = principal × annualized interest / 365 / 24 × 85% (15% of the interest is used as a risk reserve).

  • Auto-stake: ETH is distributed daily, while SOL is distributed every three days. Returns are calculated based on hourly snapshots.

4. Are there any fees for auto-earn and auto-stake?

  • Automatic coin earning: no additional fees.

  • auto-stake: A 5% service fee applies to ETH, and a 1% service fee applies to SOL (included in the displayed annualized rate).

5. Will the returns from auto-earn, auto-stake, and copy trading strategies be shared with the strategy provider?

Yes. If your strategy includes a profit-sharing arrangement, rewards generated from Auto-earn or Auto-stake may be included in the profit calculation according to the applicable rules.

6. How do I enable Auto-earn and Auto-stake?

This feature is enabled automatically. If your strategy account holds eligible assets, the system will allocate them automatically.

To stop participation, you need to disable the strategy.