U.S. CFTC Approves Trading of Equity Perpetual Futures on Regulated Exchanges

CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig announced that perpetual futures contracts on individual equity securities can now be traded on designated contract markets in the U.S. that are also registered with the SEC as national securities exchanges for security futures products. This development extends the availability of perpetual futures beyond digital commodities into traditional securities, with exchanges like Kalshi filing to list contracts on major stocks.