Quick Take
- Bitget launched U.S. stock options on Thursday, adding long call and long put strategies to its Stock+ platform for eligible users.
Seychelles-based crypto exchange Bitget launched U.S. stock options trading for eligible users, expanding its Stock+ offering beyond tokenized stocks and other traditional market products.
The launch introduces long call and long put positions at the outset, allowing users to take directional exposure or manage downside risk through options purchases. Buyers' risk is limited to the premium paid, though contracts may expire without value if expected price moves do not materialize, the exchange said in a statement shared with The Block on Thursday.
According to the statement, the initial release focuses on single-leg options buying, with more advanced multi-leg strategies planned for future updates. The product is part of Bitget's Stock+ offering, which already includes tokenized stocks and pre-IPO access to private market opportunities.
Bitget said the rollout comes as demand for listed options reached record levels in 2025, with the U.S. options market processing more than 15.2 billion contracts, averaging roughly 60 million contracts per trading day. The exchange cited the growth as reflecting broader use of options by retail and institutional participants for directional trading, hedging, and capital management.
“From tokenized stocks to now options, we are executing on convergence,” Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said. “This is innovation crypto was born to push, our products are way ahead of its time in providing advanced trading access to stocks, gold, crypto, and worldwide assets.”
Bitget is not alone in broadening its product lineup beyond digital assets. In June, Coinbase said its latest System Update would expand options trading capabilities for stocks and crypto, while adding thematic equity index products and pre-IPO perpetual contracts.
Earlier that month, Binance added more than 7,000 U.S.-listed stocks and exchange-traded funds for users outside the United States and outlined plans for tokenized equity products through its bStocks feature.