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Robinhood's EU perpetual futures list is bigger than anyone reported

Robinhood's EU perpetual futures platform covers 13 crypto assets and 7 traditional instruments including gold, oil, QQQ and EUR/USD, all tradable with up to 10x leverage through Bitstamp.

Robinhood's EU perpetual futures list is bigger than anyone reported

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When @RobinhoodApp_EU published the full contract lineup on its support page, it revealed a perpetual futures offering considerably broader than initial coverage suggested. The complete list spans 13 crypto assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, $XRP, Dogecoin, Sui, Cardano, Avalanche, Chainlink, Hyperliquid, Bittensor, Aster, and Pax Gold, plus seven traditional instruments: QQQ, gold, silver, WTI crude, Brent crude, EUR/USD, and the EWY Korea ETF.

A single platform for crypto and Wall Street instruments

All contracts are structured as perpetual futures, meaning they carry no expiry date. Traders can hold positions indefinitely, provided they maintain sufficient margin. Leverage is capped at 10x across the platform. All order flow is routed through Bitstamp's exchange infrastructure, which Robinhood acquired for $200 million to secure a regulated foothold in European markets.

The breadth of the lineup goes beyond what was reported at the initial April 2026 launch, when coverage focused primarily on a handful of crypto assets. According to Robinhood's own EU support page, the platform now supports crypto, ETF, commodity, and currency perpetuals from a single account with unified margin. Reference prices for the new contracts are provided by Kaiko Benchmark Indices, which comply with the EU Benchmarks Regulation, adding an institutional-grade pricing layer to the venue.

Regulated framework, but US users still waiting

The product operates under the MiFID II regulatory framework. Bitstamp Financial Services, the entity operating the derivatives venue, is authorized and supervised by the Slovenian Securities Market Agency. That structure gives Robinhood a compliant derivatives venue inside the EU, though it also means the offering comes with leverage caps and suitability requirements that offshore platforms are not subject to.

Robinhood Europe operates under both MiCA and MiFID II, a dual-regime setup that covers crypto assets and regulated financial instruments separately. Traders must pass an appropriateness assessment before gaining access, with a separate assessment required to unlock ETF, currency, and commodity contracts beyond the crypto tier.

The expansion is part of Robinhood's broader push to build a regulated multi-asset derivatives venue in Europe. The company now serves nearly 28 million customers across 38 countries, and has signaled plans to extend crypto trading into the UK and other markets. Whether US users will gain access to a comparable perpetuals lineup remains an open question, given the different regulatory environment they operate in.

Sources:
Robinhood EU Perpetual Futures product page
Bitstamp by Robinhood: General Launch Announcement
Crypto Briefing: Robinhood rolls out perpetual futures in Europe

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Rich has been researching cryptocurrency and blockchain technology for eight years and has served as a senior analyst at BSCN since its founding in 2020. He focuses on fundamental analysis of early-stage crypto projects and tokens and has published in-depth research reports on over 200 emerging protocols. Rich also writes about broader technology and scientific trends and maintains active involvement in the crypto community through X/Twitter Spaces, and leading industry events.

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