What is xStocks?

As the global financial ecosystem gradually moves towards digital transformation, the xStocks launched by Gate not only responds to the call for asset freedom in the Web3 era but also provides a brand new way to participate in the traditional stock market. It is no longer reliant on traditional financial institutions, but allows stock trading to exist natively on the chain, with high transparency, cross-border capabilities, and flexibility.

Flexible trading options

Standard Spot and Perpetual Contracts

On xStocks, users can participate in the spot market with USDT settlement and can also use perpetual contracts for long and short operations. The platform supports up to 10x leverage to cater to various strategy needs from conservative to aggressive traders, depending on different risk preferences.

Alpha Mode: An advanced tool designed for seasoned investors

If you are an experienced trader with a deep understanding of market rhythm and risk management, then the Alpha mode will be a powerful tool for you to expand your operational space, offering further strategic tools and a more detailed market interface to help you position accurately amidst volatility.

Why is xStocks different from traditional brokers?

Traditional brokers often have many restrictions, high entry barriers, limited trading hours, and even prohibit fractional share trading, while xStocks breaks these limitations through on-chain technology. The core advantages are as follows:

• Real asset linkage: Each Token corresponds to an actual listed stock.
• Complete asset guarantee: 100% asset-backed, ensuring the source of value.
• On-chain operation experience: supports transfers and cross-chain interoperability, highly efficient transactions.
• Global 24/7 trading: Open all year round, around the clock, without time zone restrictions.
• Open fractional share mechanism: Lower investment threshold, allowing small investors to participate in top-tier assets.

xStocks is bringing stock investment into a decentralized, zero-trust, and instant participation future architecture.

The new financial landscape represented by xStocks

The birth of xStocks is not merely a single product innovation; it resembles a revolution in capital market infrastructure. Its strategic significance is reflected in three levels:

• Breaking geographic and market barriers: allowing users from different countries to freely access mainstream markets such as the US stock market.
• Provide diversified asset allocation tools: no longer limited to cryptocurrencies, but open the door to traditional assets.
• Implementing financial sovereignty and openness: Users can control the pace of investment and asset transfer without relying on intermediaries.

This transformation not only lowers the threshold for stock investments but also brings unprecedented flexibility and freedom for asset diversification.

完善的风控机制

To respond to different market situations, xStocks has established a dynamic adjustment mechanism. The system will automatically optimize the following parameters based on volatility and liquidity conditions:

• Minimum Price Fluctuation (Tick Size)
• Contract Leverage Limit
• Maintain Margin Ratio
• Single Transaction Risk Exposure Limit
• Funding rate dynamic changes

Through these measures, xStocks can maintain stability while providing freedom, allowing traders to operate within a controllable risk range.

CRCLX trading operation example

If users want to trade CRCLX (the stock token representing Circle), they just need to complete the following steps through the Gate App:

[Asset] → [Spot] → [Recharge] → Select “CRCLX”

[Trade] → [Spot] → Enter “CRCLX Market” to place an order

If using Alpha mode, select [Alpha] → [CRCLX market]

Enter the xStocks trading area now to conduct CRCLX spot trading:https://www.gate.com/trade/CRCLX_USDT

Summary

The xStocks section built by Gate not only realizes on-chain trading of stocks but also opens up a new round of digital revolution for traditional financial assets. It is no longer just about simplifying processes or reducing costs, but fundamentally redefines what stock investment is. Whether for individual users wanting to participate in US stocks or institutional participants looking to explore on-chain asset allocation, xStocks provides a new path worth exploring.