LiteFinance Adds Oil Trading with Perpetual Contracts Tied to Brent and WTI

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LiteFinance Global LLC, which operates the offshoreLiteFinance platform and was previously known as LiteForex in several markets, hasintroduced two new instruments which track the price of WTI and Brent crude oilthrough perpetual contracts. The move allows clients to trade oil without timerestrictions, including outside traditional exchange hours, as brokersincreasingly adopt always-on trading models.New Instruments and Trading AccessAccording to Wednesday's announcement, the contracts are available across all account types and canbe traded via MetaTrader 5, cTrader, LiteFinance’s web platform, and mobileapplications. The broker stated that the instruments mirror the price of theunderlying oil benchmarks, giving traders direct exposure to market movements.Perpetual contracts differ from traditional futures as theydo not have an expiration date. This structure allows traders to keep positionsopen as long as margin requirements are met.LiteFinance said the new instruments enable users to reactto market developments at any time. Oil prices often respond to geopoliticalevents, supply disruptions, and macroeconomic data, many of which occur outsidestandard trading sessions.Broader Shift Toward Perpetual TradingThe launch aligns with a wider industry trend towardperpetual contracts. These instruments gained prominence in cryptocurrencymarkets, where they now account for the majority of trading volume globally.Recent data shows that trading activity in perpetualcontracts linked to tokenized commodities and equities has increasedsignificantly, pointing to growing adoption beyond digital assets.Keep reading: Number of Oil Traders Jumps 276% on Capital.com as Middle East Tensions Rattle MarketsMarket participants use these instruments for variousstrategies, including spread trading between WTI and Brent. Continuous tradingaccess also allows faster execution of trades in response to breaking news.LiteFinance’s addition of oil perpetuals highlights howtraditional asset classes are adopting structures first developed in cryptomarkets, as brokers respond to demand for more flexible trading conditions.Perpetual Structures Move Beyond CryptoLiteFinance’s move comes as brokers and exchanges expandperpetual-style derivatives beyond crypto. Perpetual contracts on tokenizedcommodities and stocks have seen sharp growth in trading volumes in recentquarters, and crypto derivatives venues report that perpetuals now account forthe bulk of global trading in that segment, according to industry data.You may also like: AI Is Slowing Hiring at Prop Firms, Not Replacing Traders – YetSome large brokers have previously introduced non-expiringoil CFDs or spot contracts, offering continuous exposure to Brent and WTI, butmost still market these instruments as traditional CFDs rather than perpetuals.This article was written by Jared Kirui at www.financemagnates.com.