Reviewed guide | 2026-10-10
An OKX trade log template that lines up with the exported order history
A personal trade log is only useful if it can be reconciled with the exchange's records. A simple log layout for OKX traders that mirrors the exported history fields, plus a weekly reconciliation habit.
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Most traders start a spreadsheet with good intentions and abandon it within a month, often because it never matches what the exchange shows. Fees are missing, partial fills are merged, funding entries are forgotten, and soon the numbers disagree. The fix is to design the log around the records OKX already produces, so that each row can be matched to an exported line. This guide proposes a compact template and a weekly routine that takes about fifteen minutes. It is useful for reviewing your performance, for support requests and for your own personal accounting.
Columns that mirror the export
Build the log with columns for date and time, instrument, side, order type, filled quantity, average price, fee and fee asset, and the order identifier. These correspond to fields you can find in the order and trade history. Keep times in a single timezone and note which one at the top. For derivatives add columns for leverage, margin mode and realised result. The order identifier is the key that links your row to the exchange record.
Add the context the exchange cannot know
Next to the factual columns, add two short ones of your own: the reason for the trade and whether you followed your plan. These are what turn a ledger into a learning tool. Keep them brief, a phrase or a few words. For perpetual positions, add a separate row type for funding entries rather than folding them into the trade, so you can see how much they contribute over time.
Reconcile once a week
At the end of each week, export or open the trade history for those seven days and compare it with your log. Check that every order identifier appears, that fees match, and that partially filled orders are recorded correctly. Investigate any missing or extra row immediately while you still remember what happened. A difference you notice on the same week is easy to fix; one you notice after six months rarely is.
Store the log and exports together
Save each weekly export in a folder named by year and week, next to your log file. Keep a backup in a second protected location. Do not store passwords, API secrets or recovery codes in the same file. When the official fee page changes, note the date in the log so you can explain why costs shifted. Over a year this archive becomes a clear, verifiable record of your trading.
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Scenario checkpoint
- Include the order identifier column so each log row can be matched to the exchange history.
- Record funding entries as separate rows instead of folding them into the related trade.
- Compare the weekly trade history export with your log and resolve any missing rows.
- Save weekly exports beside the log and keep a backup in a second protected place.
Digital assets are volatile and derivatives can amplify losses. This website has no login, wallet connection, deposit form or customer-support chat.