WazirX Launches Crypto Futures Trading with Lowest Fee Structure Among Indian Exchanges
Platform introduces INR-based futures access, mandatory risk awareness quiz and phased expansion strategy
Nischal Shetty, founder of WazirX, said the initiative aims to make professional-grade futures trading more accessible to ordinary traders in India.
Mumbai: Crypto trading platform WazirX has announced the launch of crypto Futures trading in India, introducing what it claims is the lowest trading fee structure among Indian crypto exchanges while aiming to make derivatives trading more accessible to retail users.
Under the new offering, WazirX Futures will operate with a maker fee of 0.02 percent and a taker fee of 0.04 percent, with the company stating that the rates are available to all users without any volume-based threshold requirements.
The platform has also enabled users to directly access Futures trading using Indian Rupees without requiring prior conversion into USDT, simplifying the trading process for domestic retail participants.
Nischal Shetty, founder of WazirX, said the initiative aims to make professional-grade futures trading more accessible to ordinary traders in India.
“Futures trading in India has meant high fees unless you are a large-volume institutional trader. We have changed that baseline,” he said.
As part of its responsible trading framework, WazirX has introduced a mandatory knowledge assessment quiz covering leverage, margin and liquidation concepts before users can access Futures trading. The company said the move is intended to improve user awareness regarding the risks associated with derivatives trading.
The launch also forms part of WazirX’s ongoing restructuring efforts. According to the company, profits generated from Futures trading operations will contribute toward additional recoveries for eligible creditors holding Recovery Tokens, in addition to the 85 percent fund distribution already completed.
WazirX said the Futures platform would be expanded gradually based on liquidity conditions, risk management parameters and user readiness.
Founded as one of India’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, WazirX currently claims to have more than 16 million registered users and offers trading access to major digital assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and Ripple.
