COINTELEGRAPH · 2026-11-03 20:24 UTC

CFTC clears stock perpetual futures for trading on US exchanges

CFTC approved stock perpetual futures contracts for trading on regulated US exchanges, allowing products previously popular in crypto markets to trade on exchanges registered with both CFTC and SEC. Coinbase, Kalshi, Kraken's Bitnomial, and OG.com filed for approval to offer perpetual futures tied to individual US stocks in September. CME Group sued the CFTC in June arguing perpetual futures should be regulated as swaps rather than futures, though CFTC moved to dismiss the lawsuit in September.

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