BitcoinWorld Robinhood Unveils 10x Crypto Perps, Weekend Trading, AI Agents Robinhood used its Sept. 29 HOOD Summit to announce a slate of new products for active traders, including US crypto
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Robinhood Unveils 10x Crypto Perps, Weekend Trading, AI Agents
Robinhood used its Sept. 29 HOOD Summit to announce a slate of new products for active traders, including US crypto perpetual futures with up to 10x leverage, 24/7 weekend stock trading, and in-app AI agents that place trades, according to Decrypt. The company also introduced earnings contracts and a social trading app, packing more product news into one event than it has in years.
Robinhood plans to offer US crypto perpetual futures with up to 10x leverage on Bitcoin and Ether, alongside weekend stock and ETF trading targeted for early 2027 and in-app AI agents that can execute trades automatically.The most consequential piece is the US perps product. Perpetual futures let traders hold a derivatives position without a fixed expiry date, provided margin requirements are met — a structure long associated with offshore crypto exchanges rather than US brokerages. Robinhood said traders will be able to take long or short positions directly in its app, with stop-loss and take-profit orders, real-time liquidation-price tracking, and alerts when positions are at risk.
CEO Vlad Tenev described the product on X as “America’s first true perps,” noting the contracts would carry no expiry and that profit and loss would settle every 15 minutes. Bitcoin and ether contracts start at the highest leverage tier of 10x, while the remaining six assets are limited to 3x. As crypto.news reported, the company positioned the lower limits on smaller coins as a deliberate choice to start safer.
The path to a US perps product was cleared earlier this year. On May 29, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved KalshiEX’s BTCPERP contract as a futures contract and issued a policy statement saying perpetuals tied to asset classes outside that order should generally go through case-by-case review under CFTC Regulation 40.3. The same day, CFTC staff confirmed certain Deribit perpetuals could be treated as foreign futures when offered through Coinbase Financial Markets under specified conditions. Robinhood did not tie its planned contracts to that staff action, describing only the regulatory registration of Robinhood Derivatives.
Weekend stock trading fills a gap Robinhood has carried since 2023. Its 24 Hour Market already runs from Sunday at 8 p.m. ET through Friday at 8 p.m. ET for hundreds of stocks and ETFs, but the weekend remained closed. Extending into Saturday and Sunday through Bruce ATS would close the last scheduling gap between equities and crypto. Chief Brokerage Officer Steve Quirk framed the change around news flow, saying that breaking news does not wait for an opening bell.
Robinhood Agents moves automated trading inside the main app. Eligible users can pick a supported model, open a dedicated agentic account, and set trading instructions and limits. Manual trade approval is enabled by default during setup, and agents can only access funds in that dedicated account. A planned Loops feature will let users set standing instructions so an agent acts on its own when preset conditions are met. Robinhood’s disclosures state that customers remain responsible for their automation rules and for monitoring performance.
The package matters most to active traders, who now face a broader set of US-regulated instruments than Robinhood has previously offered in one app. If the perps launch as planned, US customers will be able to take leveraged crypto positions onshore rather than through offshore venues, which changes who bears the regulatory and custody risk. The weekend trading plan is narrower — a curated list of securities — but it pushes the equities market toward the same always-on schedule crypto already operates under.
It also arrives at a soft moment in crypto prices. Bitcoin traded near $83,888, down about 2.06% over 24 hours, though it was up 7.33% in September, narrowly ahead of September 2024’s 7.29% for the best September on record. Ether changed hands near $2,700, and Solana was roughly flat at $120.
No launch date for the US perps was included in the Sept. 29 release, leaving specifics on timing and the full fee schedule unresolved. Weekend stock trading still needs regulatory review before an early-2027 target, and October brings the extended options hours while next month brings the higher intraday margin tier for eligible customers — early tests of how far Robinhood can push its always-on trading model.
Bitcoin and Ether contracts will offer up to 10x leverage, while the other six supported assets — SOL, XRP, DOGE, ADA, LINK and HYPE — will be capped at 3x.
When will Robinhood’s US crypto perpetual futures launch?The company said in its Sept. 29 release that the contracts will arrive in the coming months but did not give a specific launch date.
When will Robinhood offer weekend stock trading?Robinhood says weekend trading for a curated list of US stocks and ETFs is expected in early 2027, subject to regulatory review, and will use Bruce ATS as the trading venue.
What are Robinhood Agents and how do they work?Robinhood Agents let eligible users create in-app AI agents that research markets and place trades in a dedicated account. Manual trade approval is on by default, and a planned Loops feature will allow standing instructions.
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