CySEC-Regulated Kraken Unit Adds Futures Tied to Equities, Commodities, FX

Kraken Pro has introduced 70 traditional finance futures
markets for eligible EU clients, giving them access to equity indices,
commodities, and FX contracts alongside more than 290 existing crypto
perpetuals.

Kraken Pro Expands Futures Access for EU Traders

According to Monday’s announcement, the expansion lets users trade short or long positions on
assets such as the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, gold, oil, and major currency pairs
on the same interface used for digital assets.

The contracts follow the CME
Group’s extended 23-hour trading schedule, available from Sunday evening to
Friday afternoon ET.

The launch means Kraken, ranked #14 in daily volumes on
CoinMarketCap, is turning into a more full‑service trading venue for European
clients by letting them trade major equity indices, commodities and FX futures
on the same platform they already use for crypto.

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The products are offered through Payward Europe Digital
Solutions (CY) Limited, Kraken’s Cyprus-based investment firm regulated by
CySEC. Traders must complete an eligibility assessment before activating
derivatives trading on Kraken Pro. Funded accounts receive free real-time Level 1 data, with
optional Level 2 for deeper market insight.

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CySEC-Regulated Offering

This launch builds on Kraken’s 2025 rollout of regulated
crypto futures in Europe and marks another step toward a unified multi-asset
platform. EU traders can now act on global market events across both
traditional and digital assets without leaving the exchange’s environment.

In recent months, Kraken has laid the groundwork for this
move with a series of EU‑focused initiatives. The exchange
secured an EU MiFID license via the acquisition of a CySEC‑regulated
Cyprus investment firm, paving the way for regulated crypto derivatives across
the bloc.

Kraken has also deepened its push to blur the lines between
digital and traditional assets, extending 24/7 access to tokenized equities and
equity‑linked
perpetual futures via its xStocks product and it also entered a collaboration with Deutsche Börse aimed at unified trading,
custody and settlement across crypto, stocks and futures.

On the futures side, Coinbase is the clearest peer moving in
a similar direction to Kraken. The exchange recently launched regulated crypto and equity‑index futures across 26 European countries via its CySEC‑licensed
MiFID entity. It offers leveraged contracts and index products to eligible
users on the same Coinbase Advanced interface they use for spot trading.

This article was written by Jared Kirui at www.financemagnates.com.
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