How to Trade WTI Crude (CL) in Italy

From Italy, exposure to WTI Crude runs through a USDC-settled perpetual.

Is wti crude trading legal in Italy?

Spot crypto and leveraged crypto derivatives are two different questions in Italy with two different answers, and the sharper constraint on spot is not legality but who may serve you. Holding and trading crypto is lawful for an Italian resident; MiCAR governs who may provide the service. Legislative Decree 129/2024 implemented Regulation (EU) 1114/2023 in Italy and named CONSOB and Banca d'Italia as the competent authorities, splitting their remits by token type — CONSOB supervises conduct, transparency, orderly trading and client protection for crypto-asset service providers, Banca d'Italia supervises risk containment, capital stability and sound management.

What the contract is

A perpetual on CL tracks price and does not confer ownership of the underlying — the same contract mechanics apply in every jurisdiction; what differs by country is legal status and funding rails.

Sign up on Canborsa with email, X or a wallet

No document upload to open the account. Canborsa is non-custodial: your collateral stays under your own keys until a position opens.

Email X Wallet

Fund the account with USDC

Deposit USDC over Canton, Robinhood Chain, Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain or Arbitrum. Canborsa takes no fiat, so buying the USDC happens wherever you normally buy stablecoins.

→Robinhood Chain

Open CL-PERP

Pick CL in the markets list. The ticket shows the live price, the current funding rate and max leverage 20x .

CL-PERPPerpetual · USDC marginLONG

Choose Buy / Long, then set size and leverage

Buying $1,000 of CL at 5x uses $200 of collateral. Higher leverage moves the liquidation price closer to your entry: your exposure is the position size, whatever margin you posted. Set a stop-loss below your entry before you walk away.

From 2026, capital gains and income from crypto are taxed at 33%; stable coins remain at 26%.

Trading WTI Crude from Italy: legal.

From Italy, you can fund a WTI Crude position using SEPA / SEPA Instant transfer (EUR), Debit card and PayPal.

Italy residents can trade WTI Crude on 20 platforms, including Aevo, ApeX and Aster.

On Canborsa, traders in Italy can use up to 20x leverage on WTI Crude.

On Canborsa, WTI Crude trading from Italy costs 0.07% per side.