Bybit to Launch 24/7 US Equity Perp Options Starting September 17
Key Takeaways
- •Bybit says Perp Options will launch on September 17, 2026 with SpaceX and Nvidia perpetuals available first.
- •The exchange plans to add more names later, including Tesla, QQQ, SOXL, and Micron.
- •Perp Options will be integrated with Bybit’s Unified Trading Account and settled in USDT.
- •Bybit says the contracts are European-style and cash-settled, which reduces the risk of early assignment.
- •The product supports strategies such as naked options, straddles, spreads, and combo trades, along with fractional lot sizes.
Bybit, the world’s second-largest digital asset exchange by trading volume, has announced a new feature called Perp Options. The company says these are the crypto industry’s first 24/7 perpetual contracts based on TradFi perpetuals. When the feature launches on September 17, 2026, Bybit customers will be able to trade the first batch of SpaceX and Nvidia perpetuals.
Round-the-Clock Access to Select U.S. Equities
Bybit said it plans to expand the lineup on a rolling basis, eventually adding Tesla, QQQ, SOXL, Micron, and others. The new feature will be fully integrated with Bybit’s Unified Trading Account (UTA) and settled in Tether USD (USDT). At launch, traders will be able to use a wider range of trading strategies, including approaches that are typically harder to execute in standard equity options markets because of market-hours limits and contract-size constraints.
Those strategies include buying and selling naked options, straddles, spreads, and combo trades. The US Equity Perp Options also support fractional lot sizes, which Bybit said makes trading more dynamic by avoiding the options market’s standard $25,000 minimum and 100-share lot requirements.
The company shared the launch through a PR Newswire release and a post on X from @press_newswire.
“Traders today don’t think in terms of crypto versus traditional markets anymore, they want access to opportunities across markets and geographies. Bybit’s Perp Options gives them one account to trade across the artificial divide of asset classes: no waiting for the market to open, supporting all strategies,” said Mike Xue, Head of Bybit Option Business.
What Traders Must Know About Bybit’s Perp Options
Bybit said the new perpetual contracts are European-style and cash-settled, minimizing the risk of early assignment. The Portfolio Margin feature can spread Perp Options positions in related perpetual and spot pairings, reducing margin requirements as traders adjust their risk appetite and use the Unified Trading Account (UTA).
For users new to the feature, Bybit said Trial Fund Vouchers, API Trading, and demo trades will be issued to fresh Perp Options traders. The exact amounts for the campaign will be announced to the public after September 17, 2026.
Bybit said the product will give crypto traders uninterrupted access beyond traditional market trading hours, adding another example of how exchanges are packaging traditional-market exposure inside crypto-native infrastructure.
