Ostium accesses Nasdaq data and launches on-chain perpetual contract products for stocks
The on-chain perpetual contract trading platform Ostium announced a partnership with Nasdaq to use its U.S. stock market data to support stock perpetual contract products on the platform. Ostium stated that this makes it the first on-chain trading venue to offer stock perpetual contracts supported by Nasdaq data.
The platform claims that users will be able to gain exposure to U.S. stocks through on-chain infrastructure while retaining features such as transparency, instant settlement, and self-custody. Ostium focuses on on-chain leveraged trading of traditional financial assets, covering categories such as stocks, indices, commodities, ETFs, and foreign exchange. Currently, the platform's cumulative trading volume has exceeded $50 billion, with more than 26,000 trading users.
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