> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.carbon.inc/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.carbon.inc/tradfi/tradfi-markets-and-coverages.md).

# TradFi Markets and Coverages

Carbon launches with 200 TradFi markets across four asset classes, and new markets are added every week. Every market trades as TradFi, hedged 1:1 through an institutional TradFi broker, collateralized in USDC, settled on-chain.

| Asset class     | Markets at launch | Max leverage |
| --------------- | ----------------- | ------------ |
| **Stocks**      | Equities and ETFs | Up to 20x    |
| **Forex**       | Currency pairs    | Up to 50x    |
| **Indices**     | Global indices    | Up to 20x    |
| **Commodities** | Energy and metals | Up to 20x    |
| **Total**       | **200 markets**   |              |

Combined with 550+ crypto perpetual pairs, Carbon trades 750+ markets from one account, and the list keeps growing.

Maximum leverage is set per asset class. Some individual markets carry a lower cap based on volatility; the live maximum for each market is shown in the app.

### Stocks

Equities and ETFs across major global names: large-cap technology, financials, energy, and consumer. Representative markets: AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, NVDA, TSLA, AMD, AVGO, COIN, HOOD, BA, CAT, GS, COST, CRM, DIS, and more, with new listings every week.

Up to 20x leverage. Hours follow the listing exchange (see Trading hours and sessions).

### Forex

62 currency pairs spanning majors, minors, and exotics. Representative pairs: EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, USDCAD, USDCHF, AUDUSD, NZDUSD, EURGBP, EURJPY, GBPJPY, and more.

Up to 50x leverage. Forex trades nearly around the clock on weekdays (Sunday evening to Friday evening, US Eastern), closing over the weekend.

### Indices

12 major global indices:

| Symbol        | Index         |
| ------------- | ------------- |
| US 500        | US large-cap  |
| US 100        | US technology |
| US 30         | US blue-chip  |
| Germany 40    | Germany       |
| Europe 50     | Eurozone      |
| UK 100        | UK            |
| France 40     | France        |
| Spain 35      | Spain         |
| Nikkei 225    | Japan         |
| Australia 200 | Australia     |
| Hong Kong 50  | Hong Kong     |
| China 50      | China         |

Up to 20x leverage. Hours vary by index.

### Commodities

8 energy and metals markets:

| Symbol      | Market    |
| ----------- | --------- |
| Gold        | XAUUSD    |
| Silver      | XAGUSD    |
| Brent Oil   | BRNUSD    |
| WTI Oil     | WTIUSD    |
| Natural Gas | NGCUSD    |
| Copper      | COPPERUSD |
| Palladium   | XPDUSD    |
| Platinum    | XPTUSD    |

Up to 20x leverage. Hours vary by market.


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