Coinbase launches perpetual futures for BMNR, WDC, RKLB and AAOI

The exchange adds four more US-listed stocks to its equity perpetuals lineup, with USDC settlement and leverage of up to 10× for institutions Coinbase has added four more US-listed stocks to its growing menu of equity perpetual futures. The new markets track Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), Western Digital (WDC), Rocket Lab (RKLB) and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI). Trading on the contracts opened on November 12, 2026, at 12:00 PM UTC. The exchange that started as a place to buy Bitcoin now lets users take leveraged positions on a satellite launcher and a hard drive maker. A perpetual future is a derivative contract with no expiry date. Think of it as a standing bet on a price that never has to be cashed in on a fixed calendar day.

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