Bitget Adds Mastercard Perpetual Contract
The exchange listed a leveraged perpetual contract tied to Mastercard shares, expanding its stock-linked trading lineup to 395 instruments.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Investing
Bitget added a perpetual contract tied to Mastercard stock under the ticker MA, settling in Tether (USDT) with leverage of up to 20x. The contract can be traded around the clock, including outside regular U.S. stock-market hours.
Why it matters
The listing lets traders take leveraged positions on a major payments company's shares at any hour, outside the constraints of conventional equity markets. It also reflects the growing practice of offering stock exposure through crypto-style derivatives.
The platform's disclosed figures are a 395-instrument stock-linked lineup and leverage of up to 20x on the MA contract, settled in Tether. Trading volume, liquidity, and price tracking against Mastercard's underlying shares were not reported.
The players
Bitget
Bitget is a cryptocurrency exchange that offers spot and derivatives trading, including perpetual contracts linked to traditional equities.
Mastercard
Mastercard is a global payments technology company whose shares, under the ticker MA, underlie the newly listed perpetual contract.
The details
The MA perpetual contract is listed through Bitget's stock-perpetual lineup and settles in Tether rather than in shares. Because it trades around the clock, it can be bought and sold outside regular U.S. stock-market hours.
Timeline
Listed November 4, 2026.
Market Dynamics
Perpetual contracts, which carry no fixed expiry and are settled in stablecoins, have become a standard derivatives format on crypto exchanges. Extending that format to listed equities like Mastercard places a traditional stock behind a 24-hour, leveraged product rather than a conventional brokerage order.
Traders can now take leveraged positions on Mastercard exposure at up to 20x, settled in USDT, at any hour. Leverage magnifies losses as well as gains, and the contract's settlement in a stablecoin means returns are not held in the underlying shares.
The takeaway
Leveraged derivatives on stocks carry amplified risk and settle differently from owning shares, so the terms of any perpetual contract deserve close reading before trading.
Further reading
For background on the instruments involved, see our Investing coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by TokenPost.
