Compare Trading Products

Choose between Spot, Margin, and Futures trading on the WhiteBIT API — use case guide, capability comparison, and API routing reference.

Not sure which trading product to integrate? Use the comparison below to match the target use case to the right product, then go directly to that product’s overview.

Which product is right for this use case?

• No leverage needed — Use Spot Trading. Direct asset ownership, no liquidation risk, 750+ pairs.
• Leverage on spot pairs, simpler risk model — Use Margin Trading. Up to 10x leverage on spot pairs (e.g., BTC_USDT). No funding rates, no Hedge Mode.
• Perpetual contracts, higher leverage, funding rate mechanics — Use Futures Trading. Up to 100x leverage on perpetual pairs (e.g., BTC_PERP), Hedge Mode for simultaneous long/short positions, periodic funding rate settlement.

Comparison

	Spot	Margin	Futures
Instrument type	Spot pairs (BTC_USDT)	Spot pairs (BTC_USDT)	Perpetual pairs (BTC_PERP)
Leverage	None	Up to 10x	Up to 100x
Liquidation risk	No	Yes	Yes
Maintenance Margin Rate	—	3% for 1x–10x	3% for 1x–10x
Hedge Mode	No	No	Yes — long + short on the same pair simultaneously
Funding rates	No	No	Yes — periodic settlement between longs and shorts
Available pairs	750+	Spot pairs with collateral enabled	270+ perpetual pairs
Balance required	Trade balance	Collateral balance	Collateral balance
API endpoints	Spot Trading (/api/v4/order/new, etc.)	Collateral (/api/v4/order/collateral/)	Same collateral endpoints — pair name routes the order
Kill-switch	Yes	No	No
Bulk orders	Yes (up to 20 per call)	Yes (up to 20 per call)	Yes (up to 20 per call)

API routing: Margin vs Futures

Margin Trading and Futures Trading share the same API endpoints. The pair name is the only differentiator:

• Spot pair (e.g., BTC_USDT) → Margin Trading
• Perpetual pair (e.g., BTC_PERP) → Futures Trading

All endpoints under /api/v4/order/collateral/ and /api/v4/collateral-account/ serve both products. There is no separate “margin” or “futures” parameter in the request body — the market pair name alone determines which product is used.

Both Margin and Futures draw from the same Collateral balance. Leverage is also configured account-wide via a single endpoint — it applies to both products simultaneously.

What’s Next

Spot Trading

750+ pairs, 6 order types, kill-switch, bulk orders. No leverage.

Margin Trading

Up to 10x leverage on spot pairs using the Collateral account.

Futures Trading

Perpetual contracts up to 100x, Hedge Mode, and funding rates.