Gate Real Stock Trading Officially Launched, Bridging the Gap Between Crypto Assets and Traditional Financial Markets

Gate Officially Launches Real Stock Trading, allowing users to directly trade stocks and ETFs from major U.S. securities markets on the platform using USDT. With the official launch of real stock trading services, Gate is further breaking down the barriers between crypto assets and traditional financial markets, accelerating the construction of a unified trading and asset allocation system covering crypto assets, stocks, and global mainstream financial products.

Unlike the widely discussed models of stock tokenization and RWA mapping in the current market, Gate's newly launched stock service emphasizes real market access capabilities and a compliant trading framework. By connecting with compliant broker-dealers such as Alpaca, which hold U.S. Broker-Dealer licenses and clearing qualifications, Gate Stock directly links to major U.S. securities markets, offering users real stock and ETF trading services rather than on-chain mapped assets or tokenized derivatives. Notably, Gate Stock's partner broker is a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), providing相应的 protection for clients' securities assets under qualifying conditions, further enhancing account asset security and investor protection.

Regarding trading asset coverage, while most tokenized stock platforms typically support only a few hundred assets, Gate currently supports over 10,000 stocks and ETFs, covering major U.S. securities trading markets and liquidity networks including NYSE, Nasdaq, NYSE Arca, NYSE American, and BATS. This provides users with richer, more comprehensive global securities asset allocation options. Currently, Gate Stock supports intraday trading, with plans to gradually expand to 24/7 trading, offering global users a more flexible and efficient trading experience.

Leveraging a unified crypto asset account system, Gate further integrates digital asset trading with stock investment scenarios. Users can directly use USDT to participate in stock and ETF trading, enabling a more convenient connection between crypto assets and the U.S. securities market. For long-term stablecoin users managing their assets, this also means that the application scenario for USDT is extending from digital asset trading to global stock asset allocation.

In terms of user experience, Gate seamlessly integrates the stock trading function into its existing App system. Currently, Android users can experience stock trading after updating the Gate App to the latest version, while iOS users can access the service after updating to version 8.21.5. After completing the platform's KYC certification and meeting regional access requirements, users can enter the stock section via the TradFi module within the Gate App to view market data, and after transferring stablecoins on the trading or assets page, they can participate in stock trading. Users can easily participate in global stock market investments without additional complex operations, enabling efficient asset allocation between crypto assets and traditional financial markets.

In terms of product structure, Gate Stock is independent from traditional CFD (Contract for Difference) systems. Users buy, hold, and sell stock assets through their Gate accounts, with funds managed separately. Unlike funding rates in perpetual contracts or swap fees and overnight financing costs in CFD products, Gate Stock spot trading does not involve funding rates or overnight holding costs, making it more suitable for users looking to allocate to U.S. stock assets for the long term.

Currently, the product only supports intraday market order trading, with margin trading and short selling functions to be gradually rolled out later. Additionally, Gate will support one-click transfer of stock assets between brokerages in the future to further enhance asset transfer efficiency and cross-platform management experience. Furthermore, users can view and manage positions, profits/losses, fund flows, and corporate actions (such as cash dividends, stock splits, reverse stock splits, etc.) in a unified manner within their accounts, with related returns automatically credited according to platform rules.

From an industry development perspective, crypto platforms are gradually evolving from single digital asset trading venues into comprehensive trading infrastructure connecting global capital markets. Gate's launch of stock trading services not only expands the platform's service boundaries and product capabilities within traditional financial markets but also marks its accelerated efforts to build a unified trading and multi-asset allocation system covering crypto assets, stocks, and more global financial products. Moving forward, Gate will continue to advance market access, global liquidity connections, and cross-market trading capabilities, reinforcing its long-term positioning as a global asset trading and market access platform.

How to Trade in the Real Stock Market:

1. Update Gate App to version 8.21.5
2. Log in to your Gate account
3. Go to TradFi - Stocks
4. Transfer USDT to start trading

Learn more: https://www.gate.com/appdownload

About Gate

Founded in 2013 by CEO Dr. Han, Gate is one of the world's leading cryptocurrency and comprehensive financial service platforms. The platform serves over 53 million users, supports trading of over 4,600 crypto assets and more than 10,000 stock assets, and comprehensively covers TradFi assets including metals, stocks, indices, forex, and commodities, providing users with a one-stop, multi-asset allocation trading experience. As an industry benchmark, Gate was among the first to implement 100% Proof of Reserves, encompassing diversified products and ecosystem initiatives such as Gate Wallet, Gate Ventures, and Gate for AI Agent.

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