• Bitget has launched US stock options for eligible users, adding long calls and long puts on leading US-listed companies to its Stock+ product.
• This is a first for major crypto exchanges and reflects a broader push to combine crypto, equities, commodities and traditional derivatives inside one multi-asset trading platform.

Bitget has launched US stock options, adding another traditional market product to a crypto exchange model that is increasingly moving beyond digital assets.

Eligible users can now trade options on leading US-listed companies through Bitget’s Stock+ product, the company mentioned in a statement shared with AlexaBlockchain.

The initial rollout supports single-leg long calls and long puts, giving traders a way to take bullish or bearish positions while limiting buyer risk to the premium paid.

Bitget said the move makes it the only major crypto exchange currently offering US stock options alongside crypto, contracts for difference and markets tied to gold, foreign exchange, commodities and indices.

The launch comes after Bitget expanded into US stock access in June through Stock+, a feature that lets users buy shares in US-listed companies using digital assets and routes orders through regulated US brokers, according to reports at the time.

It also follows Bitget’s earlier push into tokenized equities.

In June, the company said its Stocks 2.0 product linked tokenized equities to real US market liquidity. Bitget said its cumulative tokenized-stock spot volume had crossed $1 billion in January 2026, while stock futures had exceeded $10 billion in cumulative trading volume.

Options add a more complex instrument to that strategy.

A call option gives the buyer exposure to potential upside in a stock. A put option gives exposure to downside moves or can be used to hedge an existing position.

For buyers, the loss is limited to the premium paid.

That does not make the product low-risk. If the expected move does not happen before expiry, the option can expire worthless.

“We have consistently moved first to connect stock opportunities with our users,” said Gracy Chen, CEO at Bitget. “This has been rewarding to us and users alike. From tokenized stocks to now options, we are executing on convergence. 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.”

The timing is worth noting because US options trading has become one of the fastest-growing areas of retail and institutional market activity.

OCC data showed total US options volume reached 15.21 billion contracts in 2025, up 24.4% from 2024. Cboe said 2025 was the sixth straight annual record for US listed options, driven by equity-market gains, volatility and stronger retail and institutional participation.

That demand has helped make options a core product for modern brokerages.

It also creates for crypto exchanges a new front in the competition to become all-in-one trading platforms. The pitch is simple: users who already hold stablecoins or crypto assets may want access to stocks, options, gold and FX without moving money back into a traditional brokerage account.

Bitget is not alone in that broader direction.

Robinhood launched tokenized US stocks and ETFs for European users in 2025, while Kraken offers tokenized US stocks and ETFs through xStocks. Those products helped push the idea of stock exposure inside crypto-style trading apps, although many tokenized products do not provide the same rights as direct share ownership.

Other exchanges have also moved from tokenized products toward direct stock access.

MEXC launched RealStocks in 2026, letting users buy real shares in US-listed companies and collect dividends while settling trades in USDT. That reflected a broader shift from synthetic stock exposure toward products that more closely resemble brokerage access.

The results have been mixed.

Tokenized equities have attracted attention because they can offer fractional access, faster settlement and extended trading hours. But they have also faced questions around ownership rights, liquidity, regulatory treatment and whether token holders have a direct claim on the underlying shares.

Those issues matter for Bitget’s options launch.

Options are already regulated, risk-sensitive products in traditional markets. Bringing them into a crypto exchange environment may broaden access, but it also raises the importance of eligibility checks, disclosures and jurisdictional controls.

The appeal is obvious for traders.

Stock options can be used around earnings, macro events and large moves in shares such as Nvidia, Tesla or other heavily traded US names. They can also allow traders to define their maximum loss before entering a position.

The initiative is about product convergence. Bitget is trying to position itself as a “Universal Exchange,” where crypto, equities, tokenized assets, derivatives and commodities sit inside one trading environment.

Stock options give that model a more Wall Street-like product set.

The first version is intentionally limited.

Bitget said the launch focuses on single-leg options buying, while more advanced multi-leg strategies are planned later. Eligible users who complete their first US stock options trade may receive $15 worth of Nvidia stock, subject to campaign terms and regional availability.

The larger question is whether crypto exchanges can win trust in products that sit closer to regulated securities markets than to spot crypto trading.

If they can, the boundary between brokerage apps and crypto exchanges will keep narrowing.

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