Bybit adds seven stock and ETF perpetual contracts to its 24/7 TradFi lineup

What Bybit’s TradFi perpetual contracts are

Bybit describes TradFi Perpetual Contracts as USDT-denominated and USDT-settled contracts that track prices of traditional financial assets, giving traders price exposure without holding the underlying asset.^[8] The 24/7 structure is meant to address the fixed trading hours of traditional markets, so users can react to major political or economic developments when the underlying market is closed.^[8]

For this rollout, Bybit says it has been adding new tickers weekly since the April 2026 launch of these USDT-quoted contracts, with leverage available up to 10x.^[5] That makes the product different from simply buying shares or ETF units: it is derivative exposure, settled in USDT, with leverage terms attached.^[5][8]

Why this expansion is significant

• It broadens thematic coverage in Bybit’s 24/7 format. The batch adds names tied in the announcement to AI infrastructure and digital assets, plus ETFs covering Asian markets.^[1][2]
• It expands beyond single-stock exposure. QQQ adds a Nasdaq-100 ETF, while EWJ and EWY add Japan and South Korea ETF exposure.^[1][2][33]
• It narrows the market-hours gap for traders using crypto venues. Bybit says the product is designed for 24/7 access when traditional markets are closed.^[8]
• It supports portfolio construction inside a crypto-style derivatives setup. Bybit’s announcement frames the expansion as letting traders build portfolios across these TradFi themes, while the help center describes the contracts as USDT-settled derivatives rather than ownership of the underlying assets.^[1][8]

A caveat on Nvidia

The record is not perfectly consistent on NVDA. One May 8 report lists Nvidia among the seven new listings, while a separate item published April 30 says Bybit’s April 27 first batch of stock perpetual contracts already included Nvidia.^[2][20] The clearest answer from the May 8 named-listing report is still the seven tickers above, but NVDA’s status as newly added is less clean than the rest of the batch.^[2][20]

Bottom line

Bybit’s expansion matters because it makes a broader set of recognizable stocks and ETFs available through 24/7 USDT-settled perpetuals: ORCL, NVDA, CRCL, MU, QQQ, EWJ and EWY as reported, with the noted NVDA caveat.^{[2][5][8][20]} For traders, the key distinction is access versus ownership: these contracts track TradFi asset prices without requiring the holder to own the shares or ETF units.^[8]

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