{
  "id": 18016423,
  "title": "CFTC clears stock perpetual futures for trading on US exchanges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/cftc-clears-stock-perpetual-futures-for-trading-on-us-exchanges",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-03T20:24:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/cftc-equity-perpetual-futures-trading-us-exchanges"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved the trading of stock-based perpetual futures on US exchanges, marking a significant expansion of derivative products into traditional equities markets. These contracts, which allow traders to speculate on an asset's price without ownership or expiration date, were previously gaining popularity in cryptocurrency markets. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig stated that the contracts comply with CFTC Regulation 40.3, enabling them to be offered on exchanges registered with both the CFTC and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The approval aims to provide American traders with regulated access to perpetual futures, bypassing offshore and potentially unregulated venues. The regulatory push follows a series of filings by crypto exchanges Coinbase, Kalshi, Kraken, and OG.com, seeking permission to introduce perpetual futures tied to individual US stocks. The CFTC's decision comes nearly three months after President Donald Trump expressed support for bringing Hyperliquid, a decentralized crypto exchange with perpetual futures offerings, into the US in a legally compliant manner. However, the move has not been without opposition, as CME Group's Chicago Mercantile Exchange recently sued the CFTC over its approval of cryptocurrency perpetual futures, arguing for their regulation as swaps instead of futures.",
  "summary": "US regulators are opening the door to stock-based perpetual futures, extending a popular crypto trading product into traditional markets amid ongoing legal disputes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}