Since May 2026, global financial markets have continued to show structural divergence. U.S. tech stocks remain strong, driven by AI and new energy sectors, while the interplay of geopolitical tensions and inflation expectations has heightened interest in safe-haven assets. Against this macro backdrop, the integration between crypto trading platforms and Traditional Finance (TradFi) is accelerating at an unprecedented pace. As an industry pioneer, Gate is making significant strides in the TradFi space, offering a multi-asset contract product suite and round-the-clock trading mechanisms to create a powerful gateway connecting the crypto world with traditional finance for users worldwide.
U.S. Tech Stocks Maintain Momentum, Gate Contract Trading Activity Surges
Since mid-May, U.S. tech stocks have continued to trade at elevated levels with notable volatility. AI chip leader NVIDIA saw its share price hit record highs, fueled by expectations of mass production under the Vera Rubin architecture and a wave of target price upgrades from Wall Street institutions. Tesla, meanwhile, experienced choppy consolidation amid strategic shifts in India and intensified competition in China. Overall, AI and new energy remain the focal points for market capital.
As risk appetite rebounds, mainstream U.S. stock contract trading has become increasingly active. According to CoinGlass, major U.S. stock contracts saw robust trading volumes over the past 24 hours. NVIDIA (NVDA) is currently priced at $221.91, with 24-hour contract trading volume reaching $5.1353 million. TESLA (TSLA) is quoted at $403.74, with 24-hour contract trading volume at $4.0738 million. Both rank at the top of the industry, with growing market attention.
Gate’s presence in the tokenized stock sector is equally noteworthy. By early 2026, cumulative trading volume in Gate’s tokenized stock section surpassed $140 billion, with a monthly market share of 89.1%, leading the industry. The latest data shows NVIDIA tokenized stock NVDAX reached $223.7, closely tracking the underlying stock’s performance and providing Gate users with a seamless 24/7 channel to follow AI chip leader trends.
Gate Pioneers Metal Contract Trading, Completing the Safe-Haven Asset Landscape
While U.S. stock contract trading heats up, Gate is rapidly expanding its footprint in traditional financial assets. In January 2026, Gate officially launched a precious metals USDT perpetual contract section, bringing gold and silver into its perpetual contract trading system and rounding out its offerings in the safe-haven asset category.
Gold (XAU) and silver (XAG) contracts support up to 50x leverage, USDT settlement, and uninterrupted 24/7 trading. These contracts use composite indices from multiple authoritative precious metals markets as pricing benchmarks, helping maintain price rationality and transparency during rapid market swings. For traders using leverage, hedging strategies, or short-term tactics, this forms the critical foundation for effective risk management.
Gate’s metals section has now expanded from precious metals to industrial metals, launching contracts for aluminum (XAL), copper (XCU), nickel (XNI), and lead (XPB), with platinum (XPT) and palladium (XPD) also recently added. Gate’s metal contracts provide a strategic interface linking traditional finance and crypto markets—traditional market participants can trade gold and silver on a familiar crypto platform, while crypto-native traders gain exposure to metal assets with different volatility profiles, effectively diversifying portfolio risk.
Gate TradFi Product Suite: Comprehensive Coverage Across Five Asset Classes
Gate’s expansion in traditional financial asset contracts goes well beyond metals. As of now, Gate offers a complete TradFi product suite covering five major asset categories: stocks, metals, forex, indices, and commodities, delivering a true "one account, invest globally" experience.
Stock contracts: Gate has launched over 30 perpetual contract products for stocks and ETFs, spanning tech giants, aerospace and defense leaders, consumer goods majors, and more. Notable assets include Microsoft (MSFT), TSMC (TSM), NVIDIA (NVDAx), Tesla (TSLAx), as well as core ETFs like SPY and QQQ.
Index contracts: Gate is the world’s only exchange to fully integrate indices and commodities into an order book matching system. After debuting perpetual contracts for US30, HK50, and JPN225, Gate rolled out NAS100, UK100, SPX500, and other index contracts. Recent data shows US30 contracts on Gate have open positions of about $3.78 million, with gains of 891.39%, reflecting high interest among crypto traders in traditional index derivatives.
Forex contracts: Gate offers perpetual contracts for four major currency pairs: EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, and USDCAD, with leverage up to 500x. All forex contracts are settled in USDT and support both long and short trading.
Commodity contracts: Gate has launched perpetual contracts for Brent crude (BZ) and WTI crude (CL), supporting 1–100x leverage, and natural gas (NG), supporting 1–20x leverage.
Gate continues to expand its TradFi product line. On May 19, 2026, Gate TradFi’s traditional finance stock section launched 53 CFD trading pairs, including defense tech ETF SHLD, memory ETF DRAM, GameStop (GME), Estée Lauder (EL), Vale (VALE), and other popular assets, all with fixed 4x leverage. Gate’s transparency report shows the platform now supports over 430 traditional finance CFD assets and more than 70 tokenized stock assets, integrating spot trading, derivatives, and real-world asset products through a unified account framework.
Gate TradFi Fully Upgraded: CFD Contracts, Perpetual Contracts, and Spot Tokens in Parallel
In May 2026, Gate officially upgraded TradFi from a single product concept to a comprehensive trading section, encompassing CFD contracts, perpetual contracts, and spot tokens—building a complete multi-asset, multi-strategy trading system. Key features include:
- CFD Contracts: Derivative trading based on price differences, allowing users to trade both sides of price movements without holding the underlying asset. Supports leverage and is ideal for multi-market linkage and strategy trading.
- Perpetual Contracts: Derivatives based on crypto assets with no expiration date, using funding rates to anchor to spot prices. Supports high-frequency and trend trading strategies.
- Spot Tokens: Direct buying and holding of crypto assets, suitable for long-term allocation and value investing, with access to on-chain and ecosystem applications.
Gate TradFi’s upgraded framework offers multi-level leverage options for flexible capital deployment. Investors can adjust leverage based on market volatility and personal risk preferences, combining stop-loss and take-profit settings, real-time market monitoring, and automated risk control tools to maintain trading discipline and strategy stability in volatile environments.
Conclusion
Global financial markets are undergoing profound transformation. U.S. tech stocks continue to surge, powered by AI and new energy, with contract trading volumes climbing steadily. Meanwhile, precious metals and commodities are attracting significant safe-haven capital amid rising macro uncertainty. At this intersection of dual trends, Gate TradFi—with its comprehensive coverage of five asset classes, 24/7 trading, and ever-evolving multi-asset architecture—serves as a bridge connecting traditional finance and crypto markets for users worldwide. Whether tracking core U.S. stocks like NVIDIA and TESLA through contract trading, or hedging risk with gold, silver, oil, and other commodities, Gate is advancing the vision of "one account, invest globally" through continuous product innovation.
FAQ
Q1: What types of traditional financial asset trading does Gate TradFi support?
Gate TradFi currently covers five major asset classes: stocks (including tokenized stocks and CFD contracts), metals (gold, silver, copper, aluminum, and other precious and industrial metals), forex (EURUSD, GBPUSD, and other major currency pairs), indices (US30, NAS100, SPX500, and other global core indices), and commodities (oil, natural gas, etc.). The platform now supports over 430 traditional finance CFD assets and more than 70 tokenized stock assets.
Q2: How is trading traditional financial assets on Gate different from trading with a traditional broker?
Gate TradFi’s core advantages are: first, 24/7 trading, breaking the time constraints of traditional financial markets; second, a unified account system, allowing users to trade both crypto and traditional assets with a single Gate account—no need to switch between platforms; third, USDT settlement, simplifying cross-border transactions and currency exchange, lowering the trading threshold.
Q3: What is the leverage for Gate metal contracts, and how are they priced?
Gate gold (XAU) and silver (XAG) perpetual contracts support up to 50x leverage and are settled in USDT. Pricing is based on composite indices from multiple authoritative precious metals markets, ensuring price rationality and transparency during rapid market fluctuations.
Q4: How do I start trading with Gate TradFi?
All you need is a Gate account. Simply transfer USDT to your TradFi sub-account to begin trading. The platform is fully accessible via web and mobile, with a unified interface for both crypto and traditional asset trading—no extra learning curve required.
