CFTC Clears Perpetual Futures on Stocks, Bringing Crypto Trading Model to Wall Street

Trading in single-stock ‘perps’ can begin, US regulator says

By Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - So-called perpetual futures contracts on individual companies' stocks can now begin trading on properly registered commodity markets, ​the head of the US Commodity Futures ‌Trading Commission announced ...

CFTC clears perpetual futures on stocks, bringing crypto trading model to Wall Street

CFTC Chair Michael Selig said the move gives U.S. traders a regulated alternative to “offshore, and often unregulated, venues.”

CFTC Allows Perpetual Futures to Expand from Bitcoin to Individual Stocks

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has allowed perpetual futures contracts linked to individual stocks to trade on CFTC-registered exchanges for the first time.London's trading industry is coming home!Chairman Michael S. Selig announced the development today (Tuesday), saying it extends the availability of perpetual futures in the US beyond digital assets and into traditional securities.The contracts, known as Equity Perps, were deemed …

CFTC Adopts Crypto Trading Model, Launching Regulated Stock Perpetual Futures

TL;DR CFTC Approval: The CFTC cleared equity perpetual futures for crypto trading on regulated U.S. exchanges, placing the products under joint oversight from the CFTC and SEC. Market Expansion: Perpetual futures, a major feature of crypto markets, allow traders to speculate on prices without expiration dates and have generated more than $630 billion in monthly ...

US Investors Get Crypto-Style Stock Perps at 6.7x Max

The perpetual futures crypto traders use on offshore exchanges now have a regulated path onto U.S. stocks, but that version […]