Coinbase Launches UK Derivatives for Professional Investors

Coinbase has launched a suite of derivatives products for professional investors in the United Kingdom, offering futures, perpetuals, and options across more than 170 contracts. The rollout, announced on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, marks a significant expansion of the crypto exchange's regulated services in the UK market.

The new offering includes perpetual futures with no expiry date, which trade around the clock and offer leverage of up to 50 times. Dated futures, which settle on fixed dates and cap leverage at 20 times, are also available. Crypto options, limited to cryptocurrency underlyings, allow for calls, puts, and multi-leg strategies. The contracts span cryptocurrencies, commodities, equities, and foreign exchange.

Access is restricted to investors who qualify as professional clients under Coinbase's eligibility requirements. The company stated that eligible clients will gain access progressively over the coming weeks and months. The launch follows the Financial Conduct Authority's grant of a MiFID investment services authorization to Coinbase in July, which cleared the company to offer instruments beyond crypto.

The derivatives launch is part of Coinbase's broader...