WhiteBIT, Europe’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange by traffic, today has taken a major step. It has announced the launch of Hedge Mode for crypto futures traders. It is a new feature designed to give traders greater control and strategic flexibility in navigating market volatility.
With Hedge Mode, users can open both long and short positions on the same futures market at the same time. This makes it easier to manage risk and apply more complicated trading tactics. This approach is different from One-Way Mode, which is the current default. In this mode, customers can only hold one directional position, either long or short, for each market.
The feature is now available in all regions where WhiteBIT works. This is a big step toward making the platform a professional-grade trading environment.
Volodymyr Nosov, CEO of WhiteBIT, said, “Volatility is both a challenge and an opportunity in crypto markets. With Hedge Mode, we’re giving our users more control, more flexibility, and better protection, especially in fast-moving conditions. It’s a significant step forward in our mission to make crypto trading safer and smarter.”
The debut happens at a time when the bitcoin market is still very unstable. CoinGlass says that in April 2025 alone, more than $1.3 billion in crypto futures positions were closed, affecting about 310,000 traders. These numbers show how dangerous it is for traders and how much more advanced tools they need to keep track of open positions and protect themselves from rapid price changes.
Feature Highlights of Hedge Mode:
In Hedge Mode, both long and short positions are simultaneously open to users. This upgrade unlocks key trading capabilities:
Risk Hedging—Protect existing positions against market reversals.
Granular Management—Handle positions across different timeframes or strategies.
Strategic Management—Enable complex setups such as grid trading, arbitrage, or neutral hedging.
Users can seamlessly switch between Hedge Mode and One-Way Mode based on their current trading strategy and market outlook. The launch of Hedge Mode follows a series of innovative features rolled out by WhiteBIT recently, including the Buy Crypto functionality for rapid fiat-to-crypto conversion, the 1×10 trading bot for automated strategy deployment, and the introduction of Isolated Margin Mode for Futures on Sub-Accounts. These are designed to provide enhanced flexibility and margin control across different portfolios.
