Robinhood Brings Crypto-Style Futures Trading to Traditional Assets in Europe

Robinhood is expanding its services to include perpetual futures on commodities, ETFs, and currencies in Europe. This move marks the company's entry into traditional finance territory, applying a popular trading instrument from crypto markets to these new asset classes.

The product, which allows traders to bet on price movements without taking delivery of the underlying asset or an expiration date, will initially be available with up to 3x leverage. This could eventually climb as high as 10x, putting Robinhood's offering in competitive range with dedicated crypto derivatives platforms.

The initial lineup includes perpetuals on Bitcoin and Ethereum, along with other tokens. The traditional asset classes are being rolled out gradually rather than all at once. Robinhood Europe, UAB, is operating under authorization from the Bank of Lithuania, which serves as its regulatory home base for EU operations.