The four largest stocks listed in Hong Kong are now available for perpetual futures trading on the Aster DEX exchange. According to the firm, the listing is aimed at combining the world of traditional financial markets with decentralized finance. As per the announcement made by Aster DEX on May 11, 2026, users can trade these assets round-the-clock only using their crypto wallets. Aster DEX pioneers HK equities on perpetual DEXs Aster DEX claims it is the first perpetual DEX to offer shares from Hong Kong. Four different stocks, which include MiniMax Group Inc (0100.HK), Tencent Holdings (0700.HK), Xiaomi Corporation (1810.HK), and Pop Mart International Group (9992.HK), have been added to Aster DEX and can be traded as perpetual contracts, enabling traders to either take a long or short position with a maximum leverage of 3x. Four HK equities now live on Aster： $MINIMAX , $TENCENT , $XIAOMI , $POPMART , up to 3x leverage. Aster is the first perp DEX to list Hong Kong equities. These names used to require a HK brokerage account. From today, a wallet is enough. You can long or short with leverage, 24/7.… pic.twitter.com/REHPKueSKD — Aster 🥷 (@Aster_DEX) May 11, 2026 Previously, trading these stocks was only possible through conventional brokerages, which had limited working hours, but with Aster DEX, there is no need for that anymore. According to the trading information available as of May 11, 2026, all of the above-mentioned four stocks pertain to different industries prevailing in the market of Hong Kong: MiniMax Group Inc (0100.HK) is currently trading around HK$728, down 1.95% intraday, and the daily range is HK$708.50-HK$748.00. The company’s market capitalization is roughly HK$228.3 billion. Its 52-week range has been between HK$220 and HK$1,330. Tencent Holdings (0700.HK), one of the world’s largest internet companies and gaming platforms, is trading at HK$465, down about 1.36%. Its market capitalization is estimated at about HK$4.202 trillion. On average, more than 26 million stocks are traded per day. Xiaomi Corporation (1810.HK), one of China’s most innovative consumer electronics firms, is currently trading at HK$31.80 with a market capitalization of about HK$821 billion. This stock has excellent liquidity with an average trading volume of around 167 million shares. Xiaomi stock trades in Hong Kong. Source: Yahoo Finance Pop Mart International Group (9992.HK), one of the world’s largest retailers of pop culture products, is currently trading at HK$169, up 0.59% in recent performance. Its market capitalization is estimated at HK$223 billion, with a 52-week price range between HK$140.10 and HK$339.80. These figures give us an idea of the underlying asset’s scale and liquidity, now available through crypto perps. Aster expands trade reach for crypto investors According to the data given to traders, the launch eliminates existing traditional barriers. This means that crypto investors will no longer be required to open a Hong Kong brokerage account or adhere to the stock market’s working hours. A wallet connection will suffice for trading leveraged positions on the Aster DEX. The perpetuity model allows you to keep your position either long or short at any time with up to 3x leverage, which is impossible in spot markets for equities. In addition, ASTER DEX is stepping up efforts to promote multi-asset decentralized derivatives by adding more perpetual futures listings and launching incentive programs. This comes after the updates were released around May 7, 2026. Aster ships RWA Sprint Season 1. Taker fee across all RWA pairs is now 0.9 bp, down from 4 bps. Maker at 0 bp. Effective May 7, 13:00 UTC. Season 1 runs through June 7, covering all RWA pairs on Aster, current and future. 30+ pairs across the stack: – Commodities: $XAU $XAG $CL … pic.twitter.com/vXEevRvfYp — Aster 🥷 (@Aster_DEX) May 7, 2026 Through this, ASTER DEX emerges as an important player connecting crypto assets, tokenized RWA, semiconductor, AI, and ETFs. The platform also rolled out perpetual contracts for a few more assets, including NOT, BILL, SOXL, B3, CFX, IO, STEEM, and others related to games, meme tokens, and AI protocols. The platform also launched perpetual contracts for the AGT token, which is used for the decentralized data labeling and training platform created by Alaya AI. Leverage ranges from 5x for NOT and BILL to 3x for SOXL and B3. Aster also launched an ASTER rewards pool worth $50,000 for AGT trading (May 7-14) based on fees paid. Additionally, Stage 6 of the token airdrop completed at 620,608 ASTER tokens, 50% of which were burned, while the other 50% was sent to the treasury. A claim period of 50% is still open until June If you're reading this, you’re already ahead. Stay there with our newsletter .
