OKX and Bitget both list tokenized stock perpetuals, but Bitget lists more, and OKX has the bigger oil market: against Binance's 198-contract benchmark, Bitget covers 177 and OKX 147, while CL (crude oil) did 57.8M USDT in 24-hour volume on OKX versus 23.4M on Bitget. On listed fees OKX is lower across the board: futures taker 0.05% vs 0.06%, spot maker 0.08% vs 0.10%. Rebates go the other way, and the gap is far bigger than the fee gap. Most Bitget referral codes you find online give only 20%; binding NOVA888 through Quant Nova gets you 40% on Bitget from day one and up to 50%, 2–2.5× a typical 20% code. On 1,000 USDT of monthly fees, that is 400–500 USDT back instead of 200. Under its affiliate policy, OKX can only be advertised at 20% (extra offers via support). Using the published rates, Bitget's Lv.1 net futures taker is 0.036% and OKX's is 0.04%. Neither exchange has a public way to add a referral code after signup, but OKX offers an official rebind application and an inactivity recall, whereas Bitget usually means closing the account and waiting 30 days.
Quick verdict
- For tokenized stocks, pick by ticker: CL, TSLA and AAPL have more volume on OKX; MSTR, SPY and NVDA on Bitget. Bitget lists 177, OKX 147.
- On listed fees, OKX wins: futures taker is 0.01 percentage points cheaper, and spot maker at 0.08% is the lowest among the major exchanges that charge one.
- With BGB, Bitget catches up or pulls ahead: BGB takes spot fees to 0.08%, level with OKX on maker and below OKX's 0.10% on taker.
- On Bitget, double what a typical KOL code pays, or more: common codes give 20%–25%. With NOVA888, Bitget Lv.1 is already 40% (2× a 20% code), up to 50% (2.5×). OKX is advertised at 20% only; ask support about the extra.
- OKX has more rebinding routes: neither allows late code entry, but OKX lets you apply for an official rebind or be recalled after 180 days of inactivity, without necessarily opening a new account.
Tokenized stocks: Bitget lists more, OKX leads in oil
"Bitget or OKX for tokenized stocks?" It depends on the ticker. Here is 24-hour notional volume (USDT) measured from both exchanges' public APIs on 20 September 2026:
| Ticker | OKX | Bitget | Higher volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| CL (crude oil) | 57.8M | 23.4M | OKX, about 2.5× |
| MSTR | 20.9M | 40.9M | Bitget, about 2.0× |
| SPY | 0.9M | 3.9M | Bitget, about 4.3× |
| NVDA | 3.0M | 5.1M | Bitget, about 1.7× |
| TSLA | 1.9M | 0.9M | OKX, about 2.1× |
| AAPL | 1.7M | 0.3M | OKX, about 5.7× |
The listing gap is wider than in the Bybit pairing: against Binance's 198 TradFi perpetuals, coverage is about 89% and 74% respectively: Bitget 177, OKX 147, a difference of 30 contracts, mostly in less popular names. If the ticker you want is niche, check that OKX lists it first.
OKX's CL volume is the largest of the five exchanges other than Binance, which is its clearest edge in tokenized stocks. Both exchanges charge tokenized stock perps at their normal futures rates: OKX 0.02% maker / 0.05% taker, Bitget 0.02% / 0.06% (Bitget's public API shows 0.02% / 0.06% on TSLA, NVDA, MSTR and XAU).
Liquidity first, fees second. SPY does 3.9M a day on Bitget and only 0.9M on OKX; AAPL is 1.7M on OKX and 0.3M on Bitget. A large order on the thinner venue can lose more to slippage than a whole month of fee difference. Once you have picked, bind NOVA888 on Bitget and you get 2–2.5× the rebate of a typical 20% code.
Funding also tends to outweigh fees on these products: across Binance's last 500 settlements, MSTR's funding rate had a standard deviation 28 times that of BTC, and CL settles every 4 hours. Details are in our tokenized stock perp fee comparison.
Fees, on the other hand, can be worked out in advance. Assuming 500,000 USDT of monthly notional, all taker:
| Scenario | OKX per month | Bitget per month | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees before rebate | 250 USDT | 300 USDT | OKX 50 USDT lower |
| OKX 20%; Bitget Lv.1 | 200 USDT | 180 USDT | Bitget 20 USDT lower |
| OKX 20%; Bitget SVIP | 200 USDT | 165 USDT | Bitget 35 USDT lower |
| OKX 20%; Bitget Supernova | 200 USDT | 150 USDT | Bitget 50 USDT lower |
Method: monthly fees = 500,000 × taker rate; net cost = monthly fees × (1 − rebate rate). OKX is always calculated at the published 20%: 250 × (1 − 20%) = 200 USDT. Ask support about the extra; what you actually receive shows line by line in the dashboard.
Fees: OKX is lower on paper
Standard listed rates on both exchanges:
| Item | OKX | Bitget |
|---|---|---|
| Spot maker | 0.08% | 0.10% (0.08% with BGB) |
| Spot taker | 0.10% | 0.10% (0.08% with BGB) |
| Futures maker | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| Futures taker | 0.05% | 0.06% |
| Futures taker ÷ maker | 2.5× | 3× |
Fees verified on 2026-09-24 (each exchange's official fee schedule: OKX, Bitget)
- OKX's spot maker is 0.08%, a fifth below the usual 0.10% and the lowest among major exchanges that charge a maker fee (WEEX and MEXC are 0%).
- Bitget's futures taker is 20% higher than OKX's (0.06 ÷ 0.05), the highest of the big five; its taker is 3× its maker, so limit orders pay off more on Bitget than on OKX.
- The BGB discount covers spot and margin only (see Bitget's BGB discount page): spot drops to 0.08%, but futures and tokenized stocks are not covered; the rebate is calculated on the discounted fee.
Rebate structure: OKX is advertised at 20% only
Both use two layers, and on both the first layer is a 20% automatic rebate from the exchange. The difference is whether the second layer can be published:
| Layer | OKX | Bitget |
|---|---|---|
| Layer 1: exchange auto-rebate | 20%, paid to your OKX account | 20%, paid to your Bitget account |
| Layer 2: Quant Nova by tier | Not published under OKX policy; ask support | 20% (Lv.1) → 25% (SVIP) → 30% (Supernova, futures) |
| Rate we can publish | 20% (extra offers via support) | 40% → 45% → 50% (spot capped at 45%) |
On Bitget the money is easy to see: on 1,000 USDT of monthly fees, a typical 20% code returns 200 USDT, while NOVA888 returns 400 USDT at Lv.1, 450 at SVIP and 500 at Supernova. Even against a 25% code (250 USDT) that is 1.6–2× as much.
Under its affiliate policy, OKX can only be advertised at 20%. That means "cannot be published", not "does not exist": once bound, the Quant Nova dashboard shows every amount actually credited, and you can ask support before binding. Every OKX figure in this article uses 20% only, so it is the conservative case for OKX.
Bitget's figures are all public: when you bind through Quant Nova, the no-threshold Lv.1 is 40% in total and the highest tier reachable by trading is SVIP at 45%; 50% is the invitation-only Supernova tier and is not granted automatically at any volume. On both exchanges the first layer only applies if you enter the right code at signup; a referrer can set that 20% to 0% and keep it. Sign up with NOVA888 and the 20% is guaranteed to come back to you.
Net rates after the rebate
Formula: net rate = listed rate × (1 − rebate rate). OKX uses the published 20%:
| Item | OKX (20%) | Bitget Lv.1 | Bitget SVIP | Bitget max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Futures taker | 0.04% | 0.036% | 0.033% | 0.030% |
| Futures maker | 0.016% | 0.012% | 0.011% | 0.010% |
| Spot maker (Bitget without BGB) | 0.064% | 0.06% | 0.055% | 0.055% |
| Spot maker (Bitget with BGB) | 0.064% | 0.048% | 0.044% | 0.044% |
| Spot taker (Bitget with BGB) | 0.08% | 0.048% | 0.044% | 0.044% |
For example, OKX futures taker = 0.05% × (1 − 20%) = 0.04%; Bitget Lv.1 futures taker = 0.06% × (1 − 40%) = 0.036%; Bitget spot maker with BGB = 0.08% × (1 − 40%) = 0.048%. Bitget spot is capped at 45%, so the SVIP and max columns match for spot.
OKX's biggest paper advantage is spot maker, and BGB cancels it. Paying fees in BGB puts Bitget's spot maker at 0.08% too, so both start level; apply the published rebate rates and Lv.1 nets 0.048% against 0.064% on OKX. Without BGB the gap narrows to 0.06% vs 0.064%. With BGB but a typical 20% code, Bitget's net maker would be 0.064%; NOVA888 brings it down to 0.048%.
A worked example for spot makers
OKX is most often recommended to "spot only, limit orders" traders, so here is that case on its own. Assume 200,000 USDT of spot volume a month, all maker:
| Option | Monthly fees | Rebate rate | Monthly net cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| OKX | 200,000 × 0.08% = 160 USDT | 20% (extra offers via support) | 128 USDT |
| Bitget, without BGB | 200,000 × 0.10% = 200 USDT | 40% (Lv.1) | 120 USDT |
| Bitget, with BGB | 200,000 × 0.08% = 160 USDT | 40% (Lv.1) | 96 USDT |
For the same 200,000 USDT of spot maker volume, at published rates Bitget with BGB costs 32 USDT a month less than OKX (128 − 96). At SVIP (45%), Bitget with BGB nets 160 × 55% = 88 USDT. With a typical 20% code, Bitget would return only 32 USDT (160 × 20%); NOVA888 at Lv.1 returns 64 USDT (160 × 40%), twice as much. The OKX row only counts the published 20%; ask support what you can actually get, and after binding check the dashboard.
Two more caveats: the rebate uses your tier at the time of each trade, so fees before you level up earn the lower rate; tiers are set by rolling 30-day XP (1 USDT of fees = 1 XP) and drop if you stop trading. The 20% first layer on both exchanges does not depend on tier.
Product and settlement differences
- OKX wins on spot maker and ecosystem. It has a 0.08% spot maker without any platform token, plus its Web3 ecosystem, a common reason people choose OKX.
- Bitget has the BGB discount. 20% off spot and margin fees, a real cost difference for spot traders.
- Limit orders pay off differently. Bitget's futures taker is 3× its maker, OKX's 2.5×, so switching to maker orders saves more on Bitget.
- Rebates are credited the same way. On both, the 20% first layer is paid by the exchange into your exchange account, and the extra rebate goes to your Quant Nova balance, around T+1.
- Both only need your UID, never an API key, password or withdrawal permission. Sub-account fees count under the main account's UID.
Late code entry and rebinding: neither allows it, but OKX has more routes
The referral code is NOVA888 on both, and neither has a public way to add a code after signup; once bound it cannot be changed. The difference is in rebinding options.
OKX: rebind without closing your account
The OKX rebinding guide lists five methods, and the first two do not require a new account:
- Recall after 180 days of inactivity: after 180 days without activity, logging in through the NOVA888 referral link completes the recall rebind, whether or not you were bound to someone else's code.
- OKX's official rebind application: submit the code NOVA888 for review by OKX, with conditions set by OKX; applying after leaving the account idle for 1–2 months improves the approval rate.
- Close the account and re-register: for users outside mainland China, closing an account for the first time releases the KYC so it can be verified on a new account.
- Use a family member's identity to register a new account through the referral link, which the rebinding guide marks as the fastest; if none of these work, support can help.
Bitget: a 30-day cooldown after closing
- Close and re-register: close the old account, wait out the 30-day cooldown, then sign up again with the same email using NOVA888. Bitget's rules block the same phone number, email or ID for 30 days after closure (see Bitget's account closure page).
- China-KYC accounts: after closing, contact support with the new and old UIDs to have the cooldown lifted and rebind the same working day.
- Use a family member's identity to register a new account through the referral link, which the rebinding guide marks as the fastest.
The "Bitget lets you add a code within 7 days" claim you see online is about Bitget Wallet, which has separate rules from the exchange. Full steps are in the OKX rebinding guide and the Bitget rebinding guide.
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