CFTC: Single-Stock Perpetual Futures May Trade on Eligible U.S. Exchanges

深潮 TechFlow reported on November 3 that, according to an announcement by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), perpetual futures contracts on individual stocks may begin trading on eligible U.S. exchanges for the first time. Such trading venues must be CFTC-designated contract markets and registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as national securities exchanges eligible to trade securities futures products.

CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig stated that these contracts are deemed approved securities futures products under applicable rules and must comply with the Commodity Exchange Act, U.S. federal securities laws, and the regulatory frameworks of the CFTC and the SEC.

Source: 深潮 TechFlow