VALR Launches Perpetual Futures Trading
We’re excited to announce the launch of perpetual futures on VALR!
All VALR users in qualifying jurisdictions now have the opportunity to trade the world’s first Bitcoin and USDT perpetual futures paired against the South African Rand, alongside USDT perpetual markets. Learn more.
BTC/ZAR, USDT/ZAR, and BTC/USDT perpetual futures pairs will join our Pro Trading platform, alongside several spot and spot margin trading pairs, which have seen a cumulative trading volume of over R230bn ($12.1bn) to date.
Accessing Crypto Derivatives Markets
Perpetual futures have become the most traded crypto-related instrument, accounting for over 75% of global crypto trading volumes.
This is why we’ve built a secure perpetual futures trading platform to grant VALR users access to the crypto derivatives markets, further solidifying our commitment to meeting the evolving needs of advanced traders globally.
Why trade Perpetual Futures on VALR?
Capital Efficiency: Access up to 5x leverage and extend your capital reach.
Flexibility: Seamlessly trade across spot, spot margin, and futures, all from a single subaccount.
Competitive Fees: Trade confidently with competitive fees: 0.05% for takers and -0.01% for makers (yes, we pay you!). Learn more about our fees here.
PnL paid every 4 hours: Get access to PnL of profitable trades every 4 hours settled into your account.
A Few Key Points to Keep in Mind
1. Futures trading can only be enabled on subaccounts. There is no restriction on the number of subaccounts that can be enabled for futures trade.
2. In order to enable futures trading on VALR, you will first need to submit your proof of address, such as a bank statement, tax certificate, or utility bill (not older than 3 months). If you’re having any difficulties with your proof of address verification, please contact our support team here.
3. Futures trading carries inherent risks, this is why we encourage you to review VALR’s Future Trading Terms and Risk Disclosures before enabling futures.
VALR’s Perpetual Futures Trading Starter Kit
If you require any assistance with enabling futures trading on VALR, contact our support team here.
Futures trading is provided by VALR DAM Pty Ltd as a Juristic Representative of Prime Asset Managers Pty Ltd (FSP number: 33933) an authorised financial services provider.
Trading or investing in crypto assets is risky and may result in the loss of capital as the value may fluctuate.
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