Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), says trading in its US stock-linked perpetual futures has surpassed $5 billion in cumulative volume just days after a prior update signaling that everyday users increasingly want stocks and crypto in the same app, with one balance and a 24/7, mobile-first experience.
What’s new and why you should care
- More of the names people actually follow: recent activity has clustered around MicroStrategy (MSTR), Tesla (TSLA), and Apple (AAPL), tickers that already dominate social finance conversations.
- Depth of offering: Bitget now lists 30+ USDT-margined stock perpetuals with up to 25× leverage and promotional fees as low as 0.0065% (limited-time 90% fee reduction across all stock futures).
- It lives in your crypto app: Users fund in USDT, trade BTC/ETH/SOL side-by-side with AAPL/TSLA/NVDA/MSTR, and cash-in/cash-out via P2P or direct rails where available, all without opening a second brokerage.
What you can actually trade today
Stock-linked perpetual futures: coverage launched with 25 leading company tickers (e.g., Google, Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft) and has expanded, with index contracts (e.g., broad-market/tech baskets) added for one-tap exposure. Contracts are margined/settled in USDT.
Fees & leverage: standard maker/taker reduced during the promo to 0.0065%; leverage up to 25× on supported pairs. Check the in-app spec per market before you trade.
Why users say this is simpler
- One interface, multiple markets: the UEX model puts Crypto, stocks, futures, spot, and Earn under one account, no app-hopping, no separate funding.
- African funding flows fit naturally: many traders already move between local fiat ↔ USDT via P2P; stock-linked futures let them express a view on AAPL/TSLA/NVDA/MSTR in the same place they manage their crypto.
- Round-the-clock access: stock-linked contracts run on a crypto venue schedule (with product-specific windows for fair pricing), so users aren’t tied to US market hours.
Quick explainer
- What these are: Perpetual stock futures that mirror price moves of selected US equities. They’re derivatives, not shares, so no dividends or voting rights. Profits/losses are in USDT.
- What to check before trading: fees, max leverage, and maintenance margins can change by pair (e.g., periodic leverage updates). Use stop-loss and size small while you learn.
Trust & safety notes editors ask about
- Proof of Reserves: Bitget publishes PoR, with recent updates citing -186% reserve ratio headlines during the UEX rollout.
- Protection Fund: Bitget maintains a visible protection fund (recent reports in the $700M+ range) as an extra layer during volatility.
