Gate Index Zone will launch US2000, TW88, AUS200, VIX, and HSCHKD perpetual contracts on February 4th, supporting 1-50x leverage trading.

Gate News bot message, according to the official Gate announcement on February 4, 2026

The Gate Index Zone will launch five perpetual contracts—US2000, TW88, AUS200, VIX, and HSCHKD—on February 4, 2026, at 12:00 (UTC+8). These contracts will be settled in USDT and support 1-50x leverage for both long and short positions.

US2000 tracks the Russell 2000 Index, representing the U.S. small-cap stock market; TW88 is the MSCI Taiwan Index, covering approximately 88 large and mid-cap stocks in Taiwan; AUS200 is the S&P/ASX 200 Index of Australia; VIX is the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, used to measure market expectations of volatility over the next 30 days for the S&P 500 Index; HSCHKD is the Hang Seng Corporate Index, tracking the performance of large mainland Chinese companies listed in Hong Kong.