A Year of Derivatives Explosion: A Leading Compliant Platform's 2025 Performance Report

2026-01-09 15:40:11

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[Crypto World] Last year, a leading compliant trading platform experienced a boom in its derivatives business. The annual review data shows that the platform launched 110 new crypto assets, bringing the total tradable assets to over 350; simultaneously, 100 perpetual contract products were introduced, with the current number of tradable perpetual contracts reaching 199.

The most eye-catching data is in derivatives. In June, the platform’s open interest in perpetual futures broke through the $1 billion mark, and by October, it reached a peak— the total open interest in perpetual futures and futures was as high as $4.8 billion. What does this reflect? The implementation of a 24/7 trading system has enabled both retail and institutional investors to participate around the clock.

More importantly, the platform’s management has already outlined expansion plans for 2026: continue developing new indices, traditional stock assets, and emerging asset classes to further enrich the derivatives toolkit. It looks like this is just the beginning.

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nft_widow

· 01-12 14:12

48 billion open contracts, this number is indeed impressive, but have retail investors really made money? --- 110 new assets launched, they all seem like some kind of gimmicks… only a few are truly tradable --- 24/7 trading sounds great, but in reality, it’s just an opportunity to cut leeks around the clock --- Expanding again in 2026? Let’s first improve the current user experience --- From 1 billion to 4.8 billion, this growth rate is truly outrageous. I don’t know if it’s innovation or just hype --- 199 perpetual contracts… who can really master so many? It’s just a playground for big players --- Regulated platforms are indeed more reliable than wild ones, but the difficulty of making money is the same --- Traditional stock assets? Are derivatives still considered derivatives? Is this breaking the circle or compromising? --- New highs every month, I just want to know when these open contracts will explode

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GasGasGasBro

· 01-11 10:19

4.8 billion in open contracts, this number is pretty impressive, is it real or fake? --- Retail traders can now trade 24/7, but the risks are also 24/7, be careful --- 110 new assets launched, is it really competitive or just filling numbers... --- Perpetual contracts doubling, indicating there is still demand in the market, optimistic --- Still launching new assets in 2026? Feels like they are just pumping the market --- 4.8 billion scale sounds big, but in the context of the entire market, it’s just average --- All-weather trading is really convenient, but I still don’t dare to chase high --- Is this platform really expanding, or is it just inflating data... worth watching --- Compliance + derivatives explosion, seems like this is the future direction --- New indices, stock assets, they are learning from TradFi, can be

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WhaleStalker

· 01-09 16:09

$4.8 billion in open contracts, this number is quite impressive. Can retail investors really handle it?

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HypotheticalLiquidator

· 01-09 15:58

4.8 billion unliquidated contracts, should this health factor turn red... Retail investors can leverage 24/7, how to avoid chain liquidations? --- 199 perpetual contracts? How high does the borrowing rate need to go, with systemic risks piling up... --- From 1 billion to 4.8 billion in just a few months? In such a highly volatile environment, launching new assets feels like playing with fire. --- All-weather trading system = 24-hour liquidation price roulette, retail and institutional players are playing with fire together. --- Continuing expansion... the dominoes are stacked even higher, the days of deleveraging are not far off. --- What about risk control thresholds? The scale growth is outrageous, it’s only a matter of time before it becomes a problem.

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ChainSpy

· 01-09 15:58

4.8 billion open positions, this number is a bit scary, retail investors really dare to play

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zkNoob

· 01-09 15:58

48 billion open contracts? That number is pretty crazy, retail investors are really going all-in --- 110 new assets launched, is this crazy competition? It feels like every platform is desperately expanding --- Since the 24-hour trading system was introduced, I haven't had any sleep haha --- Traditional stock assets are also going on-chain? That's a bold move, is it allowed by national policies? --- Another small goal for the year, let's see if I can really achieve it --- Peak of 4.8 billion in October, has it already fallen back now? The data doesn't say what happens next --- The explosion of derivatives sounds exciting, but is it really friendly to retail investors? I'm a bit anxious --- 199 perpetual contract products, too many choices and I don't know which one to pick --- It seems these days it's all about who has more assets to win --- All-weather trading sounds good, but is the liquidity really that good?

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