Expanding Beyond Crypto: How Gate TradFi Contracts Enable Multi-Market Trading

When a Single Market Isn’t Enough, Broaden Your Trading Perspective

Volatility is the new normal in today’s markets. What truly shapes trading outcomes isn’t just market movement—it’s whether traders can engage in volatile markets in real time. When macro events trigger rapid shifts in forex, indices, or commodities, capital restricted to a single crypto market inevitably limits strategic flexibility.

Gate recognized these structural constraints and strategically integrated TradFi contract for difference (CFD) trading into its platform. This integration is built directly into the Gate App, empowering users to capture price movements in traditional financial markets while operating within a familiar crypto trading environment.

TradFi CFD: Trade Price Movements, Not Asset Ownership

Gate TradFi contracts embody the core principle of the CFD market: users speculate on price movements rather than owning underlying assets like forex, stocks, or commodities. This structure shifts the focus to directional decision-making and risk control, eliminating the complexities of asset delivery, custody, and additional account setup.

Currently, supported instruments include forex, indices, precious metals, commodities, and select popular stocks. Users can monitor and trade across multiple markets—all within a single platform.

USDx: Streamlined Capital Transfers

Gate uses USDx as the display and settlement unit within TradFi contract accounts. USDx is an internal accounting unit pegged 1:1 with USDT. When users transfer USDT into a TradFi account, the system automatically converts it—no manual setup required. This unified valuation logic ensures seamless fund flows between crypto and TradFi accounts, supporting consistent capital management and risk control practices for traders.

Trading System Aligned with Mainstream CFD Markets

Unlike the perpetual contracts common in crypto, Gate TradFi contracts are intentionally designed to mirror mainstream CFD market rules. Trading is limited to defined market hours, leverage is preset by the platform and cannot be changed by users, and a cross margin system is used.

Within each trading pair, users can hedge long and short positions by lot size, with profits and losses settled at counterparty prices. If a market closes, overnight fees are charged according to platform rules, providing an experience that closely matches traditional financial market operations.

Leverage and Fees Tailored to Asset Risk Profiles

Gate TradFi contracts set leverage limits based on the risk characteristics of each market. Forex and indices offer up to 500x leverage, while stock CFDs are capped at 5x to avoid amplifying price volatility risk.

The platform offers a transparent fee schedule, with single trade fees as low as $0.018, making cost assessment straightforward for strategy planning.

MT5 Integration: Professional Tools, Seamless Access

Gate TradFi contracts support the MT5 (MetaTrader 5) platform, allowing users to view account balances, open positions, and trading records through both the Gate App and the MT5 client. This delivers the flexibility of mobile trading and the sophistication of professional interfaces.

For risk management, the platform enforces forced liquidation procedures based on margin ratios. If an account’s margin ratio drops to 50% or below, the system initiates risk controls in sequence to mitigate excessive exposure and protect the broader trading environment.

Lowering the TradFi Learning Curve with Hands-On Activities

To accelerate user understanding of TradFi contract operations, Gate has launched hands-on activities. After registering, users can receive up to 110 USDT in trial funds and unlock up to 3,000 USDT in additional rewards by completing actual trades. This approach enables users to become familiar with trading processes under lower psychological pressure, progressively building practical experience in the TradFi CFD market.

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Multi-Market Integration: Expanding Strategic Flexibility

With TradFi contracts, Gate is evolving from a single crypto trading platform into a comprehensive venue for multi-market price participation. Traders can conduct cross-market analysis, strategy hedging, and capital allocation within one account system, reducing the friction and costs of switching between platforms.

Conclusion

Gate’s TradFi contract launch is more than just adding another trading product—it’s a direct response to traders’ demand for strategic flexibility across multiple markets. By standardizing CFD rules, providing a transparent fee structure, implementing robust risk controls, and deeply integrating with crypto accounts, Gate is building a trading framework that bridges crypto and traditional finance, delivering broader and more agile opportunities for strategy-driven traders.