Single-stock perps cleared in the US as watchdog calls them “another gambling product”

A day after Better Markets referred to single-stock perpetual futures as “another gambling product,” the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that single-stock perpetual futures can now be traded on US exchanges. The announcement was made by CFTC Chairman Michael Selig. What the CFTC actually opened the door to Michael Selig, the Chairman of the CFTC, said that “Equity Perps” can now be listed on CFTC-registered venues. Equity Perps are perpetual futures linked with individual equity securities. This was said in a statement released by the CFTC on November 3, 2026. However, the CFTC has mandated that for an exchange to trade Equity Perps, it must also be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a notice-registered national securities exchange with clearance to trade security futures products.

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