Bybit’s Seven New 24/7 TradFi Perps, Explained

What Bybit’s TradFi perpetuals are

Bybit describes its TradFi Perpetual Contracts as USDT-denominated and USDT-settled contracts that track the price of traditional financial assets, giving traders exposure to price movements without holding the underlying asset.^[8] In practical terms, a QQQ-linked perpetual is not the same as owning QQQ itself; it is a derivatives contract designed to track price movement.^[8]

The always-on format is central to the product. Bybit says traditional markets’ fixed trading hours can limit traders’ ability to respond to breaking news and major global events, and that its TradFi perpetuals are designed to provide 24/7 access when the underlying market is closed.^[8] For this May 2026 rollout, Bybit also says new tickers have been added weekly since launch and that the USDT-quoted contracts can offer up to 10x leverage.^[5]

Why the expansion matters

The significance is not just the number of tickers. It is the mix of assets and the trading wrapper around them.

• Broader thematic coverage: Bybit’s announcement says the new assets let traders build portfolios across leading names in AI infrastructure and digital assets, plus ETFs covering Asian markets.^[1]
• Single-name stocks plus ETFs: The reported list combines individual stocks such as Oracle, Nvidia, Circle and Micron with ETF underlyings such as QQQ, EWJ and EWY.^[2]
• Nasdaq-100 and Asia exposure: QQQ brings Nasdaq-100 ETF exposure, while EWJ and EWY add Japan and South Korea ETF exposure to the lineup.^[1][2][33]
• 24/7 access instead of exchange-hour access: Bybit says the product is meant to let traders react to significant developments even when traditional markets are closed.^[8]
• USDT-settled derivatives, not spot shares: The contracts track TradFi asset prices and settle in USDT, so the core trade-off is access to price exposure rather than ownership of shares or ETF units.^[8]

The Nvidia caveat

NVDA is the one name to treat carefully. The May 8 named-listing report includes Nvidia among the seven assets, but a separate April 30 item says Bybit’s April 27 first batch of 20 stock perpetual contracts already included Nvidia.^[2][20]

The safest reading is that the reported May 8 seven-name list includes NVDA, while Nvidia’s status as newly introduced that week is less certain than the other listed tickers.^[2][20]

Bottom line

The reported seven-contract batch is ORCL, NVDA, CRCL, MU, QQQ, EWJ and EWY.^[2] For traders comparing this with ordinary stock or ETF investing, the key distinction is access versus ownership: Bybit’s TradFi perpetuals provide 24/7, USDT-settled exposure to price movements without requiring the trader to hold the underlying asset.^[8] The expansion is notable because it pushes more recognizable U.S. stock and global ETF underlyings into that format, but NVDA’s exact “new listing” status should be read with the April-batch caveat in mind.^[1][2][20]

Traditional financial markets operate within fixed trading hours, limiting traders' ability to respond to breaking news and major global events outside market hours. To address this limitation and provide 24/7 access to Futures on traditional assets, Bybit...