OKX has expanded its X-Perps offering in Europe with 13 new markets, adding futures linked to major U.S. technology stocks, commodities, and stock indices after reporting a 447% rise in X-Perps trading volume since May 1.
Summary
- OKX has launched 13 new X Perp markets in Europe, adding exposure to major U.S. tech stocks, commodities, and stock indices.
- The exchange said X Perps trading volume has risen more than 447% since May 1 as demand for the product continues to grow.
- European users can now access markets such as SPY and QQQ through OKX’s MiCA and MiFID II licensed platform.
According to a press release shared with crypto.news, retail users across Europe can now trade perpetual futures tied to Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla, alongside Gold, Silver, WTI Crude Oil and Brent Crude Oil. The exchange has also introduced SPY and QQQ X-Perps, providing price exposure to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 through a regulated platform available to European customers.
Set to expand further, the product lineup will include a SpaceX-linked X-Perp on June 12 following the company’s IPO, according to the exchange. All contracts are available around the clock and support leverage of up to 10x.
Erald Ghoos, CEO of OKX Europe, said European investors closely follow earnings reports, central bank decisions, commodity prices and geopolitical developments but have lacked practical ways to react immediately through a single platform.
“X-Perps fix that. One account, every market, 24/7. And because we’re fully regulated, our customers get the protections that come with that,” Ghoos said.
Unlike traditional brokerage products that operate within market hours, the contracts allow users to maintain capital on one platform and move between crypto and traditional asset exposure without opening separate accounts, according to the company.
Volume growth and regulatory positioning
Recent trading activity suggests growing interest in the product category. Ghoos stated that X-Perps trading volume has increased by more than 447% since May 1, adding that the company expects demand to continue as additional markets are introduced.
OKX noted that SPY has returned 25% over the past 12 months while QQQ has gained 42% during the same period. The exchange also pointed to the size difference between investment vehicles tracking those indices, stating that the largest European ETF manages roughly $20 billion in assets while SPY holds about $700 billion.
For European retail investors, access to U.S.-linked index exposure has often been limited by regulatory requirements. According to the company, X-Perps provide access through a platform operating under both MiCA and MiFID II authorizations.
Regulatory compliance has become increasingly important as the European Union’s MiCA transition period approaches its July 1, 2026 deadline. Once the transition period ends, exchanges without the required licenses will no longer be permitted to offer crypto services across the European Economic Area.
The launch arrives during a period of expansion for the exchange beyond its core trading business. In May, OKX Ventures agreed to acquire a 19.6% stake in South Korean exchange Coinone through an 80 billion won ($53 million) investment, a transaction that the companies said would strengthen cooperation on security systems, risk management and user protection.
A month earlier, the company introduced its Agent Payments Protocol, an open framework designed to allow AI agents to manage commercial activities such as payments, settlements, escrow and dispute handling across multiple blockchains. OKX said the protocol was developed to support AI-driven commerce and builds on its existing blockchain infrastructure.
Those developments, alongside the latest X-Perps rollout, add to the company’s efforts to expand regulated products and infrastructure services across multiple markets.
