Cryptocurrency exchange Gate announced that it has launched U.S. stock options trading, with the initial rollout covering nine widely followed American equities. The initial lineup includes NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Micron Technology (MU), Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet Class A Shares (GOOGL), and Broadcom (AVGO). The securities span sectors that have drawn significant market attention, including artificial intelligence and technology, semiconductors, electric vehicles, and cloud computing. To use the new feature, users must update the Gate App to version 8.35.0.

The product is designed to simplify account access and settlement. Users can trade U.S. stock options without opening a dedicated U.S. brokerage account or margin account. Settlements are conducted in USDT, and no physical delivery of the underlying securities is required. As a result, traders do not need to set aside the full capital needed to acquire the underlying shares at settlement, nor do they need to maintain share holdings for delivery purposes, making the trading and settlement workflow more direct. During the initial phase, Gate will charge zero platform fees and zero options commissions, while trading is limited to regular U.S. market hours. Regulatory and clearing fees charged by third parties will apply separately according to relevant regulations. Detailed trading conditions are available on the platform interface.

Strategic Development of Global Market Access

The launch of U.S. stock options marks another step in Gate’s broader effort to strengthen its international stock trading infrastructure. The company has built an equity trading ecosystem spanning four main jurisdictions: the United States, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Japan, with access to more than 12,800 individual stocks and exchange-traded funds. Gate says this breadth of coverage gives users more flexibility to build global asset allocation strategies. The company previously introduced zero-fee U.S. equity trading and also supports fractional share purchases, dividend distributions, cross-broker transfers for American and Hong Kong securities, and corporate actions such as standard and reverse stock splits.

The addition of options contracts expands Gate’s equity product lineup. In addition to direct exposure through stocks and ETFs, users can now express views on potential price movements in major U.S. equities through call options, put options, and combination strategies. Gate said the nine underlying assets in the initial rollout broaden the tools available to users and support a wider range of trading and portfolio construction needs. For market participants, the addition also places Gate in a segment where trading access, settlement design, and fee structure can be as important as the underlying names themselves, especially as more platforms compete to combine traditional equity products with crypto-native account infrastructure.

Gate said future development will focus on meeting the multi-asset trading needs of its global user base through broader geographic market coverage, a larger selection of equities and related instruments, and ongoing improvements to trading functionality, asset management capabilities, and client service standards. By developing its integrated multi-asset trading platform, the company said it aims to provide users with more flexible ways to access global financial markets.

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