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- US stock futures launched on HTX with 24/7 USDT trading for major equities.
- HTX expanded its TradFi Zone after adding commodities and pre-IPO-linked assets.
- Synthetic stock contracts offer price exposure but no dividends or voting rights.
HTX has launched US stock futures trading through its TradFi Zone, giving users access to USDT-margined perpetual contracts tied to major equities, including Tesla and NVIDIA, with trading available around the clock on its platform.
The Justin Sun-backed crypto exchange announced the rollout in a post on X. It said users can trade selected U.S. stock-linked contracts directly with USDT.
The exchange said the products support both long and short positions. It also stressed that trading remains open 24 hours a day and seven days a week.
US Stock Futures Expand HTX TradFi Zone
Justin Sun, founder of TRON and adviser to HTX, reposted the announcement. He said US stock futures had officially launched on Huobi HTX.
The launch expands HTX’s TradFi Zone beyond crypto assets. The app interface shared in Sun’s post showed USDT-margined contracts across several markets.
Those markets included gold and Brent crude oil. The same interface also displayed what looked like an equity-linked ticker.
HTX had previously also ventured into the field of traditional asset derivatives earlier in 2026. The first commodities it covered in its TradFi Perpetual Contract section were gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and crude oil.
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The exchange said it has added over 22 assets in the first quarter on its TradFi side. It also noted that derivatives trading volume reached near $300 billion for the quarter.
The US stock futures rollout comes on the heels of another expansion in April. That month HTX listed 28 new futures contracts. Those contracts contained 11 equity-linked assets. This included MU, SNDK, META, and NVDA.
HTX Growth Comes Amid Wider TradFi Expansion
In early May, HTX also added pre-IPO-linked assets. These included SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic products.
As of the first quarter of 2026, the exchange had over 59 million registered users. It was also noted that monthly futures volume in April was nearing $100 billion.
HTX isn’t the only crypto platform venturing into traditional market exposure. Several exchanges added similar products during 2026.
Binance launched Tesla perpetual futures in January. Coinbase had previously launched Magnificent 7 stock perpetuals in March.
Many other exchanges like Phemex, BingX, Toobit, and WEEX have also launched perpetual sections for TradFi. These products have crypto settlement with a traditional asset price.
The stock futures products in the United States are structured in a similar fashion. They are usually settled in USDT or USDC and do not have expiry dates.
However, the contracts do not represent real share ownership. These synthetic instruments do not give users any dividend or voting rights.
The development is a sign of the increasing appetite for stock futures on crypto exchanges, as HTX is not the only firm to take such action. It also signals a broader movement to list traditional price exposure on crypto trading platforms.
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