The "VIP Guardian Program" is a series of interviews launched by Huobi HTX, focusing on large client service practices. Every Tuesday, it invites the front-line service team of the platform to share real service experiences, market observations, and insights into client needs, conveying the service philosophy of long-termism and showcasing the professional and stable client service capabilities of Huobi HTX.

In the 12th episode of Huobi HTX's "VIP Guardian Program," Taran Jin, head of Huobi Growth Academy, makes his debut and shares insights around "New Playbook Behind Huobi's US Stock Contracts."

It is widely acknowledged that with the deep integration of the crypto market and the global macroeconomy, a clear trend is emerging: More and more Web3 users are turning their gaze toward TradFi. A set of data from Huobi HTX confirms this change: By the end of July, the trading volume of TradFi assets on the Huobi HTX platform had exceeded $2.5 billion, with the types of assets rapidly expanding to over 170.

The shift in user trading perspectives also indicates that trading logic is migrating. In the past, crypto users were more focused on on-chain data, community activity, and other native indicators of the crypto market. Today, macro data, publicly listed company financial reports, industry cycles, and Federal Reserve policies are becoming important variables affecting trading decisions.

When crypto users start trading US stock contracts, what exactly do they need to catch up on? How does Huobi HTX help users lower the cognitive threshold for entering the TradFi market? Taran spoke from user needs, explaining how Huobi HTX helps crypto users better understand US stock contracts through content education, market interpretation, and product mechanisms.

From Crypto to TradFi, Becoming the "Most Understanding US Stock Entry for Crypto Users"

During the live broadcast, Taran analyzed that although traditional financial assets such as US stocks provide new trading opportunities, traditional trading methods involve processes such as account setups, currency exchanges, settlements, and trading hours. Additionally, users need to establish an asset analysis framework distinct from Crypto.

Therefore, Huobi HTX's positioning of US stock contracts is not merely about adding new trading targets; more importantly, it is to provide crypto users with a trading entry that connects Crypto and TradFi. "We don’t want to create a US stock trading platform with more assets; we want to be the US stock entry that understands crypto users the best."

Taran also pointed out that, after the widespread adoption of AI tools and social media, the market no longer lacks information; what is truly scarce is the filtering and understanding of that information.

Based on this change, Huobi Academy is building a content system that transitions from "information acquisition" to "forming judgments."

First is information filtering. Through fixed segments such as "Community Morning and Evening Reports" and "Tonight on Wall Street," market information is organized and condensed, helping users quickly find what deserves their attention.

Secondly, there is logical clarification. Huobi HTX has invited a chief macro analyst to create video tutorials focused on TradFi trading, alongside weekly-produced heavy research reports that break down relatively complex knowledge like macroeconomics and market trends into more understandable trading logic, assisting users in further understanding "how information affects the market and how the market transmits to specific assets."

Finally, there is forming judgments. Leveraging the "TradFi Zone" on the Huobi HTX app homepage and the continuously active community discussions, users can further obtain market insights, research opinions, and communicate with experts, research teams, and other traders. Through ongoing learning and practical validation, they gradually transform external information into their own analytical frameworks and judgment systems.

Creating a "Negative Fee Rate" Practical Training Ground: US Stock Contracts Can Be Played Like This

What is learned on paper always feels shallow, and excellent content education ultimately needs a friendly practical environment to land.

To help users step into TradFi trading without psychological burden, Huobi HTX has specially launched the TradFi trading mining activity.

According to Taran, the core highlight of this activity is subsidizing trading fees and further lowering users' trading costs through a reward mechanism. For participants in the activity, it can be simply understood as receiving a refund on trading fees, along with additional rewards.

Among them, Maker trading corresponds to a 110% reward, and Taker trading corresponds to a 100% reward. For example, for a Maker, if a user generates a fee of 100 USDT, according to the activity mechanism, in addition to the return of the corresponding fee, they can also receive an extra 10 USDT reward.

Currently, the second phase of Huobi HTX's TradFi trading mining is in full swing, further enhancing the cost advantages with "negative fee rates." For crypto users looking to expand trading targets and at the same time wanting a systematic understanding of US stocks and traditional financial markets, "For US stock contract trading, come to Huobi, with negative fee rates" is becoming a new entry point where products meet content.

Teaching to Fish, Accompanying Users' Long-term Growth

At the end of the live broadcast, Taran candidly stated that discounts and activities are ultimately just entries to connect with users. What they truly hope to leave with users is a set of market cognition and analysis methods that can be reused over the long term.

"Content education is an extremely selfless endeavor. What we teach is a method, not simple techniques. The understandings you gain here still belong to you even if you stop trading on Huobi in the future, and can be beneficial throughout your investment career."

Teaching someone to fish is better than giving someone a fish. In the ever-changing market cycle, short-term trading opportunities will eventually pass. What truly accumulates is an understanding of the market and the ability to make independent judgments. This may also be Huobi HTX's understanding of long-termism: accompanying users through cycles and helping them grow genuinely throughout the process.

Complete replay of the live broadcast: "VIP Guardian Program---Taran"