Bybit adds six tickers to TradFi Perp Options and opens 70,000 USDT trading challenge
Bybit added six tickers to its TradFi Perp Options line, bringing it to eight underlyings, and opened a trading competition with up to 70,000 USDT in prizes through October 27, 2026.
Why it matters
The additions place five US-listed securities and one Korean stock on a crypto venue that settles in USDT around the clock, and the prize pool targets new users through October 27. With a single source and no separate confirmation from Bybit, the significance is limited.
Key facts
Bybit Perp Options went live on September 17, 2026 with SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) as the first available underlyings.
Reported by Finbold
The Wall Street Blue-Chip Options Challenge runs until October 27, 2026 and offers up to 70,000 USDT in prizes.
70,000 USDReported by Finbold
The competition has two prize tracks, the first a new-user first-trade track with a 5,000 USDT pool.
5,000 USDReported by Finbold
Finbold reported that the contracts trade 24/7 with European-style cash settlement in USDT and no early assignment, and support fractional lot sizes, naked options, combo strategies and portfolio and cross-margin through the Unified Trading Account.
Reported by Finbold
The Perp Options are traded directly from a USDT-funded Bybit account and do not require a separate options-approved brokerage account.
Reported by Finbold
The account of the expansion and the competition rests on information Bybit shared with Finbold on September 29, 2026.
Reported by Finbold
What happened
Finbold reported that Bybit added six tickers to its Perp Options line, Tesla, Micron, Invesco QQQ, the Direxion Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF, SK Hynix and SanDisk, taking the number of available underlyings to eight. The contracts went live on September 17, 2026 with SpaceX and Nvidia as the first two underlyings, according to information Bybit shared with Finbold. Finbold described contracts that trade around the clock, settle in cash through USDT under European-style settlement with no early assignment, and allow fractional lot sizes, naked options and combo strategies from a Unified Trading Account without a separate options-approved brokerage account. Running alongside is the Wall Street Blue-Chip Options Challenge, open to all users until October 27, 2026, offering up to 70,000 USDT in prizes across two tracks, the first being a new-user first-trade pool of 5,000 USDT. Finbold is the only outlet carrying the account, and the size of the second prize pool is not stated in the available text.
How the story developed
- Update
Bybit launches TradFi Perp Options with SpaceX and Nvidia
The options contracts first went live on September 17, 2026 with SpaceX and Nvidia as the only underlyings at that point.
- First report
First report by Finbold
Bybit adds Tesla, QQQ and four more tickers to TradFi Perp Options and launches 70,000 USDT trading challenge
- Update
Finbold reports six added tickers and a 70,000 USDT trading challenge
Bybit shared the product expansion and competition details with Finbold on September 29, 2026.
- Update
Wall Street Blue-Chip Options Challenge scheduled to close
The competition is open to all users until October 27, 2026.
Affected entities
Original sources
| Publisher | Report | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finbold Crypto media | Bybit adds Tesla, QQQ and four more tickers to TradFi Perp Options and launches 70,000 USDT trading challenge | Original |
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