Robinhood Targets U.S. Crypto Traders With 10x Perpetual Futures
Robinhood is set to introduce 10x leverage crypto perpetual futures for U.S. customers, expanding its derivatives business and offering trading across eight digital assets through its mobile application.
As part of its ongoing efforts to expand its derivatives business, Robinhood intends to introduce crypto perpetual futures trading, featuring up to 10x leverage, to qualifying U.S. customers. Over the coming months, Robinhood Derivatives plans to roll out crypto perpetual contracts across eight digital assets.
While Bitcoin and Ethereum perpetuals will feature a maximum leverage cap of 10x, contracts for Solana, Ripple, Dogecoin, Cardano, Chainlink, and Hype will be capped at 3x leverage. Unlike standard futures, perpetual contracts do not have an expiration date, enabling traders to keep positions open indefinitely as long as margin requirements are maintained.
Through the end of 2026, Robinhood will apply a 0.01% fee per trade. Users can execute buy and sell orders directly inside the mobile application, track take-profit and stop-loss levels, and monitor live margin call prices. Additional app capabilities comprise alerts concerning upcoming margin calls. Chief Executive Officer Vlad Tenev noted that profits and losses for these fresh contracts will refresh every 15 minutes.
The product is supplied by Robinhood Derivatives—an NFA member and CFTC-registered futures commission merchant—alongside Bitstamp for contract services. Robinhood purchased Bitstamp in June 2025 for $200 million, securing entry into global and institutional cryptocurrency trading operations.
Previously, Bitstamp assisted in scaling Robinhood’s international derivatives offerings by providing European clients with crypto perpetual contracts offering up to 3x leverage. The upcoming U.S. rollout will grant Robinhood users access to Bitcoin and Ethereum contracts with higher leverage levels than previously available.
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A specific launch date for the futures product has not been announced by Robinhood. This development follows recent regulatory decisions that have broadened opportunities for U.S.-based perpetual futures issuers, such as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission authorizing KalshiEX’s Bitcoin-tied BTCPERP product in May alongside issuing further guidance regarding perpetual futures regulations.
Crypto derivatives represent only one category of upcoming offerings from the platform. Subject to regulatory approval, Robinhood is also planning to introduce weekend trading for select U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds by early 2027. This potential addition would expand upon the existing 24 Hour Market, which runs from Sunday evening through Friday evening.
Other rollouts are scheduled sooner. In October, select securities will become eligible for premarket and after-hours sessions running from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET. Additionally, qualifying margin clients can register for expanded intraday buying power reaching up to four times standard limits.
Furthermore, Robinhood is enhancing automated trading capabilities inside its app via a tool called Robinhood Agents. Eligible individuals can establish agent accounts to develop AI agents designed to assist with research and trading tasks. By default, setting up ongoing agent services to monitor markets and execute trades based on user-defined parameters requires manual approval.
