Cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT announced the launch of a hedging feature for futures trading, a new tool that gives traders more control and strategic flexibility to deal with market volatility.

With the hedging mode , users can simultaneously open both long and short positions in the same futures market. This allows for more precise risk management and the implementation of complex trading strategies, WhiteBIT said. Unlike the hedging mode, the One-Way mode, which is now standard, allows you to hold only one position in a selected direction in the market — either long or short.

The feature is already available in all regions where futures trading is supported on WhiteBIT and is an important step in the development of the platform as a professional trading environment.

«Volatility is both a challenge and an opportunity in the crypto market,» said Vladimir Nosov, Founder and CEO of WhiteBIT, «With the hedging mode, we give our users more control, more flexibility and better protection —especially in dynamic environments. This is another step in our mission to make crypto trading safer and smarter».

Response to market volatility

The launch of the feature comes amid growing turbulence in the crypto market. In April 2025 alone, more than $1.3bn in futures positions were liquidated, affecting around 310,000 traders, according to CoinGlass. These figures highlight the need for more powerful tools to manage open positions and hedge risk during wild price swings, WhiteBIT noted.

Key features of the hedging mode

With Hedge Mode, users can simultaneously open both long and short positions on a single futures contract. This unlocks key trading opportunities:

risk hedging: protecting current positions from unfavourable market movements.

precise management: working with multiple strategies or timeframes within a single contract.

advanced scenarios: executing complex strategies such as grid trading, arbitrage or neutral hedging.

Users can easily switch between Hedge Mode and One-Way Mode according to their goals and market view.

Continuing the wave of innovation

The feature launch is the next step in a string of innovative features that WhiteBIT has introduced in recent months. These include the Buy Crypto tool to quickly convert fiat funds into cryptocurrency, a 1?10 trading bot to automate trading strategies and the introduction of an isolated margin mode for sub-account futures, which provides greater flexibility and margin control between different portfolios.

These updates emphasise WhiteBIT’s commitment to providing institutional-grade tools to traders of all experience levels, the exchange said.