Gate expands perpetual contracts lineup with U.S. and Korean stock products
The exchange announced eight U.S. stock perpetuals scheduled for June 24, 2026 and launched five USDT-margined contracts tied to South Korean stocks and the KOSPI 200-based KR200, all supporting 1x to 20x leverage.
Gate said it is expanding its futures offering with USDT-margined perpetual contracts linked to equities and an index product. The exchange announced eight U.S. stock perpetual contracts tied to Comfort Systems USA, Southern Company, The TJX Companies, T-Mobile US, Microchip Technology, Boston Scientific, ConocoPhillips and Capital One Financial, scheduled to go live at 06:00 UTC on June 24, 2026, subject to possible delay if pre-launch volatility is significant. Gate also said it has launched five additional perpetual contracts tied to Samsung Electro-Mechanics, SK Square, HPSP, Jusung Engineering and KR200, which is based on the KOSPI 200 Index. All of the contracts support long and short positions with user-selectable leverage from 1x to 20x, and Gate said trading parameters including funding rates, tick size, maximum leverage, risk limits and maintenance margin may be adjusted in response to market conditions.
- stock perpetual contracts: Derivatives tied to stock prices that do not have a fixed expiry date and can be traded continuously subject to exchange rules.
- USDT-margined: A contract structure in which USDT is used as the margin and settlement asset.
- funding rates: Periodic payments in perpetual markets designed to keep contract prices close to the reference price.