Perpetuals.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: PDC) announced that its UpsideOnly risk-free trading and market prediction platform has surpassed 100,000 registered users within weeks of its May 19 launch. The milestone reflects growing demand for an alternative to traditional retail trading models that monetize user losses, according to the company.
The platform allows users to predict movements in global equity, commodity, forex and cryptocurrency markets without risking their own capital. Perpetuals’ proprietary BayesShield AI analyzes user-generated signals and executes trades using Perpetuals’ own capital, sharing profits with users when trades are successful. Early platform activity includes users from more than 180 countries, $38.4 billion in cumulative trading volume and more than 1.1 million fills across 25 instruments, with U.S. crude oil futures and Bitcoin among the most actively traded assets.
Perpetuals also reported that users have collectively avoided an estimated $28.6 million in potential trading losses by using the platform, including one user who would have lost more than $235,000 had they traded with their own capital. This metric underscores the platform’s value proposition: enabling market participation without financial risk.
The rapid adoption of UpsideOnly has significant implications for the retail trading industry. Traditional brokers often profit from user losses through spreads, commissions, or payment for order flow. In contrast, UpsideOnly flips the model, aligning the company’s interests with users’ success. By removing the fear of losing capital, the platform could attract a broader audience, including those hesitant to enter volatile markets.
Perpetuals’ technology backbone supports this shift. The company’s proprietary trading platform, Kronos X, combines advanced AI and data analysis, trained on billions of trades. It monitors market activity in real time, identifies patterns for trading and risk decisions, and provides multi-asset coverage with self-clearing blockchain-based settlement. The company’s licensed European Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) infrastructure operates with full MiFID II, MiCA, DORA, and EMIR compliance, adding a layer of regulatory credibility.
The news matters because it signals a potential disruption in how retail investors engage with financial markets. If UpsideOnly continues to scale, it could pressure other brokers to innovate or risk losing market share. For users, the platform offers a low-barrier entry to practice trading strategies and gain market insights without financial exposure, possibly improving financial literacy and market participation globally.
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