Bitget has launched US stock options trading on its platform, the company announced July 3, making it the first major crypto exchange to offer listed equity options alongside its existing suite of crypto and over-the-counter markets.
The new product covers single-leg long call and long put strategies for eligible users. Call options allow traders to take a bullish directional position on a US-listed stock, while puts can express a bearish view or hedge existing exposure. Risk for buyers is capped at the premium paid, though contracts may expire without value if the expected price move does not materialize.
The launch deepens Bitget's Stock+ offering, which already includes tokenized stocks, pre-IPO private market access, and a range of CFD products spanning gold, forex, commodities and indices. The company claims it is currently the only major crypto exchange offering US stock options alongside this breadth of markets. Bitget reports over 125 million registered users, access to more than 500 tokenized stocks, ETFs and commodities, and leadership in tokenized traditional finance across 150 regions.
Demand backdrop
The timing reflects structural growth in listed options usage. The US options market processed more than 15.2 billion contracts in 2025, averaging roughly 60 million contracts per trading day, according to data cited by Bitget. Both retail and institutional participants have increasingly used options for directional trading, portfolio hedging and capital management.
Initial functionality is deliberately limited to single-leg buying while the exchange builds out infrastructure. Multi-leg strategies including spreads and straddles are planned as the product matures. To mark the launch, eligible users completing their first US stock options trade may receive $15 worth of NVIDIA stock, subject to campaign terms and regional availability.
Competitive context
Bitget's move puts it ahead of other major crypto exchanges in bringing listed equity options on-chain. Binance and OKX have both expanded their traditional finance offerings in recent years, including tokenized stocks, but neither has launched US stock options as a primary product. Bitget's position as a venue for regulated US equity exposure—now spanning tokenized stocks, pre-IPO access and listed options—reflects a broader convergence strategy the exchange has pursued since launching Stocks 2.0 earlier this year.
Gracy Chen, Bitget's CEO, framed the launch as the next step in that build-out. "From tokenized stocks to now options, we are executing on convergence," she said. "This is innovation crypto was born to push. Our products provide advanced trading access to stocks, gold, crypto and worldwide assets."
The options product is the latest signal that crypto exchanges are positioning themselves as universal trading venues rather than purely digital asset platforms. Whether demand from crypto-native users translates into meaningful options activity—and whether regulatory frameworks in key markets keep pace with the product expansion – will be factors to watch as the product scales.
