RootData says Bitget posted the lowest trading cost across a basket of popular stock derivatives

RootData said in its report titled "Explosive Growth in Stock Derivatives in 2026: Exchange Landscape and Key Trends" that the stock derivatives segment has moved from a marginal testing phase into a period of rapid volume expansion. From January to August, cumulative trading volume in the sector reached about $1.75 trillion. By cumulative turnover, market activity remained concentrated among the largest venues. Binance led with $853.58 billion and a 61.3% share. Bitget ranked second with $270.85 billion and 19.5%, followed by OKX with $234.39 billion and 16.8%. Bybit placed fourth with $33.41 billion and a 2.4% share. On liquidity, the report said Binance and Bitget together accounted for more than 70% of order book liquidity in stock derivatives under the ±2% weighted depth metric. Binance posted average daily depth of about $10.10 million, while Bitget reached $4.82 million. OKX and Bybit recorded $3.87 million and $1.16 million, respectively. For trading costs, Bitget ranked first in a weighted spread comparison covering more than 10 representative popular instruments, at 0.0144%. Binance followed closely at 0.0145%, with the report saying the two were broadly at the same level. OKX came in at 0.0154%, and Bybit at 0.0237%.