Bitget2026-08-15 07:47:54Bitget launches Stock+ margin and short-selling service for U.S. equitiesBitget has rolled out its Stock+ margin financing and securities lending service for U.S. stocks, according to an official company announcement carried by Odaily. Users can access the feature after opening a Bitget Stock+ account. In the first batch, the service supports margin trading for more than 3,800 instruments and short selling for more than 2,300 instruments. Bitget said short selling currently supports ETB only, and leverage can go up to 3x. The platform listed annual interest for margin financing at 5%, while securities lending for short trades is offered at rates as low as 0% during the promotional period. Bitget said the launch adds more trading scenarios to its Stock+ U.S. equities offering. Under the product design described in the announcement, users can pledge securities or other assets in their account to borrow funds and buy stocks through margin trading. They can also borrow securities and sell them first, then buy them back later and return them, allowing for both long and short exposure while improving capital efficiency.1210
Variational2026-08-14 06:50:54Variational Launches Isolated Margin FeatureVariational, an on-chain trading platform, announced on X that it has launched an Isolated Margin feature. Users can now choose between isolated and cross margin on any position.1280
Binance2026-08-12 04:00:56Binance Adds GMEB as Eligible Collateral and Enables Margin Trading for VIP3+Binance has officially announced that it will add GameStopbStocks (GMEB) as an eligible collateral asset on its platform, effective at 12:00 UTC on August 12, 2026. GMEB will be accepted as collateral across Cross Margin, Portfolio Margin, and Portfolio Margin Pro. Binance will also enable margin trading for the corresponding trading pairs in parallel. The feature is exclusively available to users with VIP3 or higher status. Additionally, the exchange has stated that lending will not be supported at this time, so users cannot borrow GMEB. The announcement did not disclose additional information such as the specific trading pairs involved, margin ratios, or leverage limits. This decision may expand the use cases for GMEB within Binance's margin ecosystem. The information was sourced from the official exchange announcement and reported by Odaily. More details are expected to be released by the exchange on the effective date. The scheduled timing for this update has been set for August 12, 2026, and it will apply to the relevant margin product modes listed by the company. No additional restrictions have been announced.1710
South Korea s2026-08-08 06:16:40Korean AI stock rout hits leveraged investors as margin pressure buildsSouth Korea’s AI-driven equity rally has gone into reverse, leaving retail traders who crowded into semiconductor names and leveraged products facing steep losses and, in some cases, forced liquidation risk. Since July 2026, the Korean stock market has seen a sharp correction. Data cited by BlockBeats showed the Korea Composite Index falling from a peak of 9,385.59 on June 19 to a low of 5,262.77 on July 29, a drop of nearly 44% in just over a month. Chipmakers have been at the center of the sell-off. SK Hynix fell from a June 25 high of 2.987 million won to a July 29 low of 1.287 million won, marking a maximum drawdown of about 57%, while Samsung Electronics posted a peak-to-trough decline of more than 49% over the same period. The reversal has been especially painful for retail investors who had used 2x long single-stock ETFs and margin financing to chase gains in SK Hynix and Samsung. According to Shenwan Hongyuan data, assets tied to Korea’s single-stock 2x leveraged ETFs expanded quickly after the products launched on May 27, then shrank sharply during the tech pullback, with product scale down 71.6% from its peak. Korea’s margin financing balance has also dropped to about 27 trillion won, back to levels seen at the start of 2026. South Korean regulators have since raised the investment threshold for leveraged ETFs.1820
Binance2026-08-05 09:11:43Binance Adds 10 bStocks Tokens as Eligible Collateral for Margin TradingBinance said in an official announcement on Aug 5 that Cross Margin, the Unified Account mode and Unified Account Pro will accept 10 bStocks tokens as eligible collateral starting at 20:00 UTC+8 on Aug 5, 2026. The newly supported tokens are BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNRB), Super Micro Computer (SMCIB), IREN Limited (IRENB), ASML (ASMLB), Netflix (NFLXB), AST SpaceMobile (ASTSB), Coherent (COHRB), Credo Technology (CRDOB), USA Rare Earth (USARB) and Astera Labs (ALABB). Corresponding bStocks trading pairs will also have leveraged trading enabled. Eligible users will be able to put these bStocks tokens to use as margin collateral. That widens the mix of collateral options available for margin trading on the platform. The change covers the cross margin account, the unified account mode and the unified account pro version, and all ten tokens are scheduled to become eligible at the same time: 20:00 UTC+8 on Aug 5, 2026. BlockBeats reported the update, citing Binance's official announcement.1960
Binance2026-08-05 09:02:04Binance Adds 10 bStocks Tokens as Eligible Margin CollateralBinance will add 10 bStocks tokens as eligible collateral assets on August 5, 2026, at 20:00, including BitMine, Super Micro Computer, IREN, ASML, Netflix, AST SpaceMobile, Coherent, Credo Technology, USA Rare Earth, and Astera Labs. Eligible users can use these tokens as margin collateral for cross margin, unified account mode, and unified account professional mode trading.2020
Taiwan FSC2026-08-04 11:58:34Taiwan regulator says margin data dashboard is planned for Q3 after dispute over maintenance ratio figuresTaiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission said it has instructed the Taiwan Stock Exchange to build an official dashboard for margin trading data after a dispute over whether market information had been withheld during July’s sharp stock-market swings. Securities and Futures Bureau Deputy Director-General Huang Chung-hao said on Aug. 4 that the capital market operates on the principles of safety, transparency, and fairness, and that there is “disclosure, not concealment” when it comes to important information. The planned dashboard is expected to include margin loan balances, whole-account maintenance ratios, and the share of short selling through securities lending, with a target launch before the end of the third quarter. The controversy stemmed from conflicting maintenance-ratio readings published by different sources. While the TWSE said the whole-market whole-account collateral maintenance ratio was about 175% on July 27, some market platforms showed figures closer to 143%, reflecting different calculation methods. The FSC said it respects privately compiled data, but the gap drew attention because 130% is the broker margin-call threshold and 166.7% is the initial maintenance ratio for 60% margin financing. On the banking side, Deputy Director-General Wang Yun-chung said banks will also begin reporting personal revolving finance loan data tied to four major categories of borrowing, with September data potentially reported as early as October.1930
Bank of Russi2026-08-01 08:49:39Bank of Russia releases draft rules for crypto margin tradingThe Bank of Russia has released a draft framework for cryptocurrency margin trading, according to Techub, which cited CryptoBriefing. The proposal would allow cryptocurrencies to be used as collateral, set conditions for short selling, and impose trading restrictions on non-qualified investors. It also aims to expand the risk calculation framework used by brokers so that crypto assets are included in those assessments. Under the draft, the new rules would take effect 10 days after their formal publication. The proposal is intended to give the market clearer regulatory guidance for crypto-backed margin activity and short-selling transactions, while setting a more defined operating framework for participants.1790
