/PRNewswire/ — Vantage Markets has expanded its pre-IPO CFD offering with the launch of the Unitree Pre-IPO CFD, reserved for eligible clients and available from August 10, 2026 under the symbol UNITREEUSD. The launch offers eligible clients exposure to changes in the reference price of Unitree Robotics, a company operating in the embodied artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics industries.
The Unitree Pre-IPO CFD is a leveraged derivative product that offers eligible clients exposure to movements in the applicable reference price, determined in accordance with Vantage’s pricing methodology and applicable trading conditions. It does not offer ownership of Unitree shares, participation in or the right to participate in the Unitree IPO or any award in the context of an IPO, voting rights, dividends or other shareholder benefits. Availability is subject to jurisdictional restrictions, customer eligibility requirements and applicable trading conditions.
The launch expands Vantage’s existing range of pre-IPO CFDs linked to OpenAI and Anthropic, reflecting the growing interest in companies operating at the cutting edge of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
“As innovation increasingly precedes companies going public, investors are paying more attention to opportunities available outside traditional listed markets,” said Marc Despallieres, Chief Executive Officer of Vantage Markets. “The growing interest in companies like Unitree demonstrates how investor demand is moving beyond established technology stocks towards AI and frontier robotics.”
The situation reflects a broader shift taking place in global capital markets. As high-growth technology companies remain unlisted for longer and increasingly choose national listing venues, market participants are paying more attention to companies shaping the future of AI before they go public.
Some trading platforms have introduced derivative products linked to selected unlisted companies, allowing eligible customers to trade CFDs based on applicable reference price movements. These products do not offer control of the underlying companies or participation in their IPOs.
In this context, Unitree’s IPO represents more than a milestone for a single robotics company. It also demonstrates how significant technological innovations can emerge before they become easily accessible through conventional investment channels.
Unitree began bookbuilding on August 5th, with online and offline subscriptions opening on August 10th ahead of settlement on August 12th. The company priced its IPO at RMB 150.80 per share, implying a valuation of approximately RMB 61 billion at the offering price.
For mainland investors, participation has proven highly competitive. At the final offering price of RMB 150.80 per share, a standard subscription lot of 500 shares represented a par value of RMB 75,400. Subscriptions by retail investors exceeded the offer by more than 8,000 times, resulting in a final allocation rate to retail customers of approximately 0.018%.
For investors outside Mainland China, direct participation is subject to the Chinese regulatory framework and applicable investor eligibility requirements. Since Unitree’s IPO takes place on the Shanghai STAR Market, offshore retail investors cannot generally subscribe to an IPO on the mainland STAR Market directly through a conventional brokerage account overseas. For much of the international retail investor community, this makes it difficult to access direct participation in one of the most anticipated AI stock market listings of the year.
By expanding its pre-IPO CFD offering to include Unitree alongside OpenAI and Anthropic, Vantage continues to broaden its range of CFD products linked to companies operating in emerging technology sectors. As AI and robotics continue to develop, these companies are attracting more and more attention in global markets.
For more information on Vantage’s Unitree pre-IPO CFD and applicable trading conditions, visit Vantage Markets.
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Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. The Unitree Pre-IPO CFD does not offer ownership of Unitree shares, participation in or right to join the Unitree IPO or any assignment in the context of an IPO. Vantage is not connected, sponsored, endorsed, or otherwise associated with Unitree Robotics, OpenAI, or Anthropic. The names and trademarks of these companies are used for identification purposes only. The availability of the products and services described in this release is subject to jurisdictional restrictions and may not be guaranteed to residents of certain countries or regions.