CFTC Approves First Listing Of Equity Perpetuals On Registered U.S. Exchanges

HIGHLIGHTS The CFTC has approved the trading of perpetuals contracts tied to individual stocks. These contracts will be traded on registered exchanges that have approval from both the CFTC and SEC to offer securities trading. This follows the approval of crypto perpetual contracts earlier this year. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved the first listing of perpetuals contracts tied to individual equities. The Commission's Chair, Michael Selig, said this milestone builds on the earlier approval of regulated crypto perps in the U.S. and reaffirmed plans to keep onboarding offshore derivative products.