Gate.io expanded its TradFi offering to allow Contracts for Difference (CFDs) on a wide range of traditional assets, the company announced.
The move aims to position Gate.io as a multi-asset venue but raises immediate risk and regulatory questions for traders and institutional users. Key parameters include leverage up to 500x on FX and indices, equity CFDs up to 5x, and a forced liquidation rule at a 50% margin ratio.
Gate TradFi brings CFDs on traditional instruments directly into the Gate ecosystem and synchronizes account data with MT5. The product list includes major metals, FX pairs, indices, commodities and popular equities.
The platform uses USDx as the margin and display unit — an internal accounting token pegged 1:1 to USDT — so balances remain backed by USDT without manual conversion or extra custody fees.
Trading follows conventional CFD conventions rather than crypto perpetual mechanics: fixed trading sessions and market closures, fixed (non-adjustable) leverage levels, cross-margin treatment that allows hedged long and short exposure on the same pair, and overnight financing fees during market closures.
Per-trade commissions were listed as low as $0.018. The MT5 integration is intended to provide familiar order routing and record-keeping for traders accustomed to TradFi platforms.
What Gate TradFi delivers
The offering expands hedging and diversification tools for crypto-native treasuries and retail traders, enabling macro hedges against gold, FX moves or equity swings without leaving the Gate environment. The combination of 24/7 crypto flows and fixed TradFi sessions could create arbitrage windows, but exploiting them requires operational sophistication.
With leverage up to 500x, positions can be liquidated rapidly; the system will trigger forced liquidation when an account’s margin ratio falls to 50% or below.
The announcement notes differing jurisdictional approaches and implies potential limits in places such as the United States and Canada. Gate emphasizes compliance where it holds authorization for crypto exchange services in certain regions, but offering high‑leverage TradFi products on a crypto-centric platform is likely to attract heightened scrutiny from international regulators.
Investors and market operators should watch adoption metrics, MT5 system performance and any regulatory responses closely. Trading desks and treasuries considering Gate TradFi will need to assess margin mechanics, settlement conventions in USDx, and the practical effect of mixed market hours on liquidity and slippage.
Regulators’ decisions on leverage caps, disclosure requirements or market access will be the decisive factors determining how sustainable and widely used these hybrid CFD products become.
