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Canada Derivatives Launch
Coinbase said Wednesday that it launched regulated derivatives contracts in Canada through Coinbase Financial Markets, allowing eligible Canadian traders to access the products directly on its platform for the first time.
“Coinbase said Wednesday that it has launched regulated derivatives contracts in Canada”
The offering includes 23 perpetual and dated futures such as Bitcoin, ETH and SOL, plus five commodity futures including gold, silver and oil, and index futures such as COIN50.
TradingView reported that access is limited to eligible Canadian customers, including those with at least $5 million in net financial assets or registered investment advisers and dealers, and that the contracts use nano-sized positions with leverage of up to 10x.
Cointelegraph similarly said the products are offered through Coinbase Financial Markets, a futures commission merchant registered with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which operates in Canada under foreign dealer and futures commission merchant exemptions.
What the Contracts Offer
LeapRate said the capital-efficient perpetual and dated contracts allow investors to trade, speculate and hedge on the platform, and it described the contracts as featuring nano-sized contracts designed for lower upfront capital requirements and up to 10x leverage.
TradingView added that the offering includes 23 crypto perpetual and dated futures, five commodity futures and the Coinbase 50 Index, and it described the launch as giving eligible users access to perpetual and dated futures tied to Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Solana (SOL).
Cointelegraph said Coinbase’s launch includes 23 crypto perpetual and dated futures, five commodity futures and the Coinbase 50 Index, and it reiterated that Coinbase said it is the first major crypto-native platform to offer direct native crypto futures in Canada.
In DiarioBitcoin, Coinbase’s launch is dated to “el 2 de septiembre de 2026,” and it says the company enabled 23 futures contracts for eligible Canadian traders with leverage of up to 10x.
Regulatory Context and Expansion
TradingView linked Coinbase’s launch to broader platform expansion in Canada, saying that on Monday Webull expanded crypto trading to Canadian customers using Coinbase’s infrastructure for trading and custody.
“Webull expanded crypto trading to Canadian customers using Coinbase’s infrastructure”
TradingView also said Robinhood entered the Canadian market in June through its $180 million acquisition of local crypto company WonderFi, gaining control of Canadian exchanges Bitbuy and Coinsquare, and it said the deal brought roughly 300,000 funded customers.
Cointelegraph described the launch as coming as US trading platforms broaden their crypto offerings in Canada, and it said Webull cited rising adoption as one reason for the move, with crypto ownership in Canada climbing to 25% this year from 10% in 2023, according to Ontario Securities Commission research.
TradingView said the influx of trading platforms comes as Canada tightens oversight of other parts of the crypto market, noting that in April Ottawa proposed banning crypto ATMs over concerns about scams and money laundering, while lawmakers advanced legislation that would prohibit cryptocurrency donations to political parties and candidates.