- RWA perpetual swaps were introduced by Ripple Prime in over 100 conventional asset markets.
- Foreign exchange, commodities, energy, equity indices, ETFs, and stocks are all included in the offering.
- Cross-margining and RLUSD collateral support allow institutional clients to trade around the clock, even on weekends.
Ripple Prime has introduced real-world asset swaps that are connected to more than 100 traditional asset markets. This gives clients 24-hour access, to derivatives across different types of assets.
2026 is the year of RWA perps, and today, @Ripple Prime is enabling institutional clients to trade and settle RWA swaps against over 100 reference markets, cross-margined against other asset classes 24/7.
Single counterparty relationship, centralized risk management and always-on markets, with @Ripple Prime.
https://t.co/WN1HvAWiGd
— Ripple (@Ripple) October 15, 2026
In a statement released on October 15 Ripple mentioned that the new offering includes equities, equity indices, exchange-traded funds, metals, energy and foreign exchange. The trading options are available all day every day, including weekends. Ripple reported that an institutional trading firm called Virtu is one of the clients already using this service.
Ripple Prime Taps Hyperliquid For RWA Perpetual Swaps
Ripple Prime serves as the party for the swaps. These swaps refer to perpetual futures contracts that are listed by Trade.xyz on Hyperliquid, a decentralized derivatives platform.
Ripple Prime offers a way to gain exposure to asset markets by using derivatives. However Ripple Prime’s announcement does not say that the stocks, ETFs or commodities behind the products are being issued as tokens.
The launch expands Ripple Prime’s institutional derivatives offering. Financial firms are looking for trading products that work outside of market hours, and Ripple Prime is part of that move.
Cross-margining & RLUSD Expand Institutional Trading Options
The service lets clients cross‑margin RWA swap positions with other asset classes that Ripple Prime supports. Clients can also use Ripple USD, known as RLUSD, Ripple’s dollar‑pegged stablecoin, as collateral.
Cross‑margining allows firms to compute margin requirements for all positions together instead of handling each position separately. Ripple says this method helps with risk management, gives consolidated margin, and keeps a single counterparty relationship.
Michael Higgins, international CEO of Ripple Prime, said institutional investors want exposure to equities, commodities, and currencies through digital infrastructure that offers round-the-clock access.
Virtu’s head of business development for digital assets, Scotte Moegling, also highlighted cross-margining as a benefit, saying it helps the firm expand its presence more efficiently as markets move toward continuous trading.
Ripple reported year-to-date growth in trading volumes for RWA-linked perpetual futures but did not disclose specific figures.
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