CFTC Opens U.S. Stock Market to Equity Perpetual Futures

Bitcoin Magazine CFTC Opens U.S. Stock Market to Equity Perpetual Futures Perpetual futures on individual stocks can begin trading on U.S.-regulated exchanges for the first time, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Tuesday, extending a product that was confined to offshore crypto venues a year ago into the equity market. In a statement , CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig said the contracts, which he called “Equity Perps,” were deemed approved under Commission Regulation 40.3 as security futures products. They may list on exchanges that hold a CFTC designated contract market registration and a notice registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a national securities exchange for security futures. “This expansion marks a significant step towards allowing U.S.

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