Crypto exchange Kraken is now offering direct access to traditional CME Group derivatives, including contracts for oil, gold, and major stock indices. A company representative confirmed the expansion on Wednesday, which covers a wide range of assets from energy and metals to foreign exchange.
The move leverages Kraken’s regulated U.S. derivatives platform and follows its recent acquisition of the retail futures platform NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion. This allows Kraken to compete more directly with brokerages like Robinhood, which are also expanding their asset class offerings.
Traders on the platform will have a unified gateway to products from CME, CBOT, NYMEX, and COMEX, including benchmarks like the S&P 500, WTI crude oil, and gold futures.
