Onlinetrading platform eToro (NASDAQ: ETOR) has rolled out anew type of futures contract for its Spanish users, allowing them to tradepositions that mirror current market prices rather than future valuations.eToro Adds New FuturesContracts for Spanish InvestorsTheNASDAQ-listed company said today (Wednesday) it's offering spot-quoted futurescontracts on six markets: the S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Russell 2000, Dow JonesIndustrial Average, plus Bitcoin and Ethereum. The contracts come from CMEGroup, the Chicago-based derivatives exchange.Unlikeregular futures contracts that price in expected future values, thesespot-quoted versions track the actual current price of the underlying asset.Think of it as futures trading that looks and feels more like buying stocks orcrypto at today's prices."Weare proud to be among the first platforms to offer Spot-Quoted futures,"said Yossi Brandes, eToro's VP of Execution Services. The contracts"simplify access to futures by expressing positions in spot-marketterms."The movebuilds on eToro'searlier launch of traditional futures trading in Spain, which gave eligibleusers access to 20 different contracts across equities, energy, and goldmarkets.Lower Entry BarriersThese newcontracts require around $200 to get started – significantly less than manytraditional futures products. They also run for a full year without thequarterly or monthly rollovers that can complicate regular futures trading.Spanishusers can go long or short on these contracts most hours during weekdays. Butthere's a catch: positions held overnight get hit with daily financingadjustments to keep the contract price aligned with the actual market price.TaliSalomon, eToro's regional manager for Iberia and Latin America, said theaddition gives Spanish retail investors "greater flexibility, all withineToro’s seamless experience of managing investments from a single multiassetplatform.” CME Group'sRichard Stoker called the contracts "smaller and more accessible-sizedcontracts suitable for individual investors" with "familiarspot-based pricing and longer-dated expiries."Related: AfterTwo Years with Men’s Rugby, eToro Adds Women’s Premiership as First Sponsor ofBothGrowing Appetite forRetail FuturesThe launchcomes as retail interest in futures trading has grown, partly driven byproducts like CME'smicro contracts that lowered entry barriers. CME introduced spot-quotedfutures inJune 2025, pitching them as easier-to-understand alternatives totraditional futures.However,eToro's disclaimers warn that these instruments "involve significant riskand are not suitable for all investors." The company notes that traders"may lose more than your initial investment due to the underlying assets'price volatility."Thecontracts are currently only available to eligible eToro users in Spain, withthe company saying it will notify registered users when the product becomesavailable to them.In themeantime, the Israeli fintech launchedsix new target-date UCITS ETF portfolios together with Franklin Templeton.This article was written by Damian Chmiel at www.financemagnates.com.