Updated
Updated · robinhood.com · Aug 16
Robinhood Derivatives Launches HYPE Price Market With $1 Payout per Correct Contract
Updated
Updated · robinhood.com · Aug 16

Robinhood Derivatives Launches HYPE Price Market With $1 Payout per Correct Contract

3 articles · Updated · robinhood.com · Aug 16

Summary

  • Robinhood Derivatives listed a new event contract on HYPE, letting users bet on whether the token will finish at $37, $38, $39 and higher by 5 p.m. EDT on Aug. 17, 2026.
  • The market resolves using CF Benchmarks' Real Time Index, averaging 60 readings from the final minute before expiration rather than spot prices shown on venues such as Coinbase or Google.
  • Correct contracts pay $1 each, traders can exit before resolution, and the market runs nearly 24 hours a day except for a Thursday 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. ET maintenance window.
  • The listing sits alongside similar crypto event contracts tied to BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB and Dogecoin, extending Robinhood's push into regulated prediction-style derivatives.

Insights

Why is Robinhood relying on a 60-second index average to settle tomorrow's HYPE bets instead of direct exchange prices?
With Robinhood's HYPE contract expiring tomorrow, could a sudden volume drop crash the token's massive buyback engine just before settlement?
Will looming token unlocks overwhelm Hyperliquid's billion-dollar buyback wall before tomorrow's critical Robinhood strike deadline?