Bitget announced the launch of CFD Copy Trading, bringing social trading for traditional financial markets directly to its platform. Users can start with as little as 50 USDT to automatically mirror the strategies of professional traders in forex, commodities, and indices, without needing to monitor markets or move assets across separate platforms.
Over $6 Billion Single-Day Volume
Bitget's CFD business has seen rapid growth, with single-day trading volume exceeding $6 billion. Recent price swings in gold, oil, major currency pairs, and equity indices have drawn crypto-native traders seeking broader market exposure in an increasingly interconnected macro environment. However, most retail users lack the time or expertise to track macro signals or trade multiple asset classes. CFD Copy Trading is designed to lower that barrier.
Automated MT5 Infrastructure and High-Water Mark
The product is built on Bitget's MT5-integrated CFD infrastructure. Account creation and withdrawal processing are fully automated, completing MT5 account setup and fund withdrawals in under 3 seconds, reducing onboarding and settlement friction. Profit-sharing follows a high-water mark model: expert traders only receive a share when a follower's account reaches a new net profit high after fully recovering prior losses. This aligns incentives so traders profit only when followers are net profitable.
Performance data — including ROI, follower count, and profit-sharing amounts — updates hourly, replacing delayed reporting common in the market. Profit-sharing settlements are processed daily, and eligible traders can receive up to 30% of profit share, with VIP structures offering restricted-access portfolios for invited followers.
Universal Exchange Strategy Expansion
This launch extends Bitget's "Universal Exchange" strategy. Users can transact across crypto, commodities, forex, and indices using USDT as margin within a single account, without transferring funds to external brokers or converting capital across platforms. For crypto users, CFD Copy Trading creates a simpler entry point to traditional markets. For experienced MT5 and forex traders, it opens an entry point to Bitget's ecosystem where traditional and digital assets increasingly overlap in one trading environment.
Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget, said: "More users are paying attention to macro movements because the opportunity set has widened beyond crypto alone. What matters now is making that access practical. Copy trading lowers the execution barrier for users who want exposure to global markets without needing to build that expertise from scratch."
Bitget now serves over 125 million users, offering access to 2M+ crypto tokens, 100+ tokenized stocks, ETFs, commodities, FX, and precious metals. The platform claims the lowest fees and highest liquidity in the tokenized TradFi market across 150 regions.