Crypto Exchange Bitget’s US Stock Futures Cross $1 Billion In Cumulative Trading Volume

Digital assets exchange Bitget has seen cumulative trading volume in its US Stock Futures surpass $1 billion, doubling in just two weeks as demand grows for tokenised exposure to US equities.

The milestone comes against the backdrop of a strong rally in US stocks, fuelled by artificial intelligence themes and a solid Q3 earnings season. Bitget clients have focused heavily on technology and AI-linked names, with Tesla (TSLA), MicroStrategy (MSTR) and Apple (AAPL) emerging as the most actively traded contracts. The three names have generated cumulative volumes of around $380 million, $262 million and $87 million respectively, according to platform data.

Launched in September, Bitget’s USDT-margined stock futures allow users to trade perpetual derivatives on 25 leading US stocks, including Apple, Amazon, Meta and NVIDIA, with up to 25x leverage and fees at or below 0.06%. The products sit within Bitget’s broader push into real-world asset (RWA) exposure, offering equity-linked trading in a crypto-native environment that runs 24/7.

Building on the initial launch, Bitget has recently expanded its stock-linked suite with USDT-margined contracts on Netflix (NFLXUSDT), Futu (FUTUUSDT), JD.com (JDUSDT), Reddit (RDDTUSDT) and QQQUSDT, adding both single-name and index exposure to the line-up. The exchange positions these as part of a growing RWA product set aimed at traders who want equity-style risk without using a traditional brokerage account.

Bitget said the growth in stock futures activity underscores the exchange’s Universal Exchange (UEX) strategy, which aims to integrate centralised, decentralised and tokenised markets into a single trading experience. Under the UEX framework, users can express equity views, hedge portfolios and deploy systematic strategies across crypto, tokenised stocks and on-chain assets from the same account.

"Crossing the $1 billion mark in such a short time shows how fast traders are embracing stock futures as part of a unified digital trading experience. It's a signal that the line between traditional markets and digital assets is disappearing, and our Universal Exchange model is where that convergence is happening first."

Gracy Chen, Chief Executive Officer, Bitget

Established in 2018 and registered in Seychelles, Bitget claims to be the world’s largest Universal Exchange, serving over 120 million users across more than 150 countries through an ecosystem that spans the centralised exchange, Bitget Wallet and on-chain trading tools. Its RWA efforts include tokenised stocks and ETFs via external partnerships, alongside its own stock futures and other structured products.

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