Are crypto futures and margin trading halal?

Haram. Leverage is borrowed money with funding fees, and futures and perpetuals never hand over the coin. They are treated like forex CFDs.

Haram · Crypto · From the Halal or Not? rulebook, checked 28 September 2026

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Are crypto futures and margin trading halal?
Haram. Leverage is borrowed money with funding fees, and futures and perpetuals never hand over the coin. They are treated like forex CFDs.

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