Bybit Adds Six Stock Perpetual Contracts With Up to 25x Leverage
Bybit has listed six new stock perpetual contracts: XP Inc. (XPUSDT), the Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLIUSDT), Booking Holdings (BKNGUSDT), the iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (EWZSUSDT), Occidental Petroleum (OXYUSDT) and NuScale Power (SMRUSDT). Bybit stock perpetual contracts support leverage of up to 25x. A launch promotion offers zero fees on limit orders and 50% off taker fees for market orders.
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The listing expands access to equity-linked derivatives on Bybit, but the article reports no change to cryptocurrency prices, liquidity or market conditions. The contracts may attract traders seeking exposure to individual stocks and ETFs through crypto trading infrastructure, while the temporary fee discount could lift activity in these specific markets. However, this does not by itself imply stronger or weaker demand for cryptocurrencies. As with similar additions of tokenised or derivative products on crypto platforms, any effect is typically concentrated in the newly listed instruments rather than the broader crypto market. Up to 25x leverage can amplify gains and losses and may increase liquidation risk, particularly when the underlying shares move sharply. In the short term, trading volume in the six contracts could rise around launch and the promotional period. Longer-term effects on crypto market stability are likely limited unless the products become a significant source of cross-market leverage or trigger broader risk spillovers.