Bitget has unveiled a significant update to its CFD trading platform, adding integrated copy trading tools and a new exposure-based margin model aimed at making leveraged trading more efficient across multiple asset classes.
The latest release is designed to streamline the trading process by allowing users to discover experienced traders, monitor copied positions and manage capital from a single interface.
It also replaces the platform's previous fixed margin structure with a tiered system that adjusts margin requirements according to total position size.
Copy trading now integrated into live trading charts
One of the headline additions is a new Popular Traders section built directly into the candlestick chart for each supported CFD market.
Instead of switching between charting tools and a separate copy trading interface, users can now browse experienced traders while analysing price movements.
Each trader profile displays key performance indicators including 30-day returns and copier activity, making it easier to compare strategies before choosing whom to follow.
If no traders qualify for a particular asset, users are automatically redirected to Bitget's broader copy trading leaderboard.
The platform has also introduced a dedicated Copy Trading Positions module that separates copied trades from manually opened positions.
Trades are grouped by the trader being followed and can be sorted by unrealized profit and loss or overall position value, providing a clearer overview of portfolio performance across multiple strategies.
New margin model
Alongside the interface redesign, Bitget has implemented a tiered margin system for CFD trading. Rather than applying the same margin requirement to every position, the new model calculates required collateral based on the account's total notional exposure.
Smaller positions remain subject to lower margin requirements while larger exposures gradually move into higher margin brackets intended to better reflect overall portfolio risk.
The exchange also applies predefined margin ratios during the 30-minute periods before market close and after market open across supported CFD products to account for heightened market volatility during those trading windows.
According to Bitget, the upgrades are part of its broader Universal Exchange strategy, which aims to bring cryptocurrencies, tokenized stocks, commodities, foreign exchange, precious metals and other financial markets together within a single trading ecosystem.
"As more traders diversify across markets, the trading experience needs to become simpler without sacrificing transparency or risk management," said Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget. "Accessing market information, evaluating experienced traders and managing positions should happen within the same workflow. Capital requirements should also reflect the size of a position."
By integrating copy trading directly into the trading interface and introducing a more flexible margin framework, Bitget aims to reduce friction for users navigating increasingly diverse financial markets while providing greater transparency over capital allocation and risk management.
Dan Burgin
U.Today Editorial Team
