CFTC: Approves First Equity Perpetual Futures
The CFTC approved the first perpetual futures contracts tied to individual stocks, enabling trading on qualifying U.S. exchanges under joint CFTC and SEC oversight after years in regulatory limbo.
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The CFTC approved the first perpetual futures contracts tied to individual stocks, clearing the way for trading on qualifying U.S.-regulated exchanges under joint CFTC and SEC oversight. The decision ends years of equity perps operating in what SECPaulSAtkins described as a regulatory no man’s land.
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