Measured latency to OKX around the world
REST ticker round-trip from eight AWS regions
OKX latency from eight AWS regions
| AWS region | Round-trip |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong ap-east-1 | ~35 ms |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | ~116 ms |
| Seoul ap-northeast-2 | ~124 ms |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | ~133 ms |
| N. California us-west-1 | ~290 ms |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | ~360 ms |
| London eu-west-1 | ~376 ms |
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | ~440 ms |
Indicative REST round-trips from our multi-region measurements — for comparing regions, not an SLA. WebSocket feeds are faster in absolute terms, but the regional proportions hold.
Best server location for trading on OKX
Host your trading server or bot in AWS Hong Kong (ap-east-1): it reaches OKX in about 35 ms, fast enough that order placement and market data stay effectively real-time.
Avoid running latency-sensitive strategies against OKX from N. Virginia or other distant regions. At ~440 ms (13× the co-located figure) every price you see is stale before you can act on it, and that staleness turns into slippage on every market order.
Trade on OKX with a co-located server
Arbitron runs every account on its own dedicated trading server with its own IP, and you are able to choose the server region — so your orders reach OKX from Hong Kong in milliseconds, with no shared infrastructure and no extra hops.
Compare with other exchanges
LBank server location
~18 ms
Okcoin server location
~22 ms
BigONE server location
~46 ms
DigiFinex server location
~66 msFrequently asked questions
Where are OKX's servers located?
OKX responds fastest from AWS Hong Kong (ap-east-1) — about 35 ms round-trip — which places its API infrastructure in or near Hong Kong.
What is the best server location for OKX?
AWS Hong Kong (ap-east-1). A server there reaches OKX in ~35 ms, versus ~440 ms from N. Virginia — a 13× difference on every API call.
How much does server location change latency to OKX?
In our measurements: ~35 ms from Hong Kong versus ~440 ms from N. Virginia — a 13× spread. Every order and every orderbook update pays this tax in both directions.
Can I trade on OKX with a co-located server?
Yes. OKX is supported by Arbitron: each account gets a dedicated trading server with a selectable region, placed next to the exchanges you trade.