Binance Expands Options Trading to Over 1,000 US Stocks and ETFs
Binance continues its push into traditional markets by expanding its options trading offerings. The company will now offer physically settled options on over 1,000 US stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to eligible non-US users.
The rollout uses Binance's Abu Dhabi-regulated broker-dealer, Nest Trading, while trades are routed to US-registered Alpaca Securities for execution, clearing, settlement, and custody.
This move extends Binance's existing equities offering, which already covers over 7,000 US stocks and ETFs. The options will be physically settled, meaning exercising the contracts results in delivery of the underlying shares rather than cash or equity-linked perpetual exposure.
Binance cited a sharp rise in traditional-finance derivatives activity on its platform, with August volume reaching about $433 billion for TradFi perpetual futures. This is roughly 15 times January's total and suggests that Binance's traditional-finance expansion is already pulling meaningful participation.