# OKX Scheduled Five Stock Perpetuals to Open in 15-Minute Steps By John Kim Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/46616 Published: 2026-11-02T16:25:34.000Z Updated: 2026-11-02T16:25:34.000Z Section: Business > The Tether (USDT)-margined contracts were scheduled to open from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. ET (11:30 to 12:30 UTC) Nov. 2. OKX scheduled five Tether (USDT)-margined stock perpetual contracts for ADI, FLEX, MELI, PEP and UMC to open Nov. 2, adding five stock-linked markets to the exchange’s derivatives lineup. The openings were scheduled for 6:30 a.m. ET (11:30 UTC), then at 15-minute intervals through 7:30 a.m. ET (12:30 UTC). The contracts were designed for around-the-clock trading. Funding fees are normally settled every eight hours. If the funding rate reaches its cap or floor when a fee is charged or paid, the settlement interval automatically shifts to hourly. The schedule follows OKX’s [Oct. 20 schedule for five other U.S. stock perpetual futures](). ## Links in this article - [Oct. 20 schedule for five other U.S. stock perpetual futures](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/35538)