--- title: "U.S. clears path for first regulated equity perpetual futures" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/304146909.md" description: "The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved the first regulated equity perpetual futures contracts for trading in the United States. This decision resolves regulatory uncertainty by coordinating with the SEC, allowing these non-expiring derivatives to enter the market. While crypto-linked perpetuals were previously permitted, this expansion covers equities. Intercontinental Exchange and Kalshi are among the entities involved in launching these products, marking a significant shift from offshore dominance to a regulated U.S. framework." datetime: "2026-11-03T16:47:02.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/304146909.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/304146909.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/304146909.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # U.S. clears path for first regulated equity perpetual futures By Joseph Adinolfi The crypto-native product has seen its popularity on offshore venues explode Equity perpetual futures are coming to the U.S. A trendy crypto-native trading product that has exploded in popularity on offshore venues is expanding its foothold in the U.S. On Tuesday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it had given the green light for equity perpetual futures contracts to begin trading in the U.S. for the first time. Because futures are jointly regulated under the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, the initiative required coordination with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the CFTC said. "For too long, regulatory uncertainty left innovative products, such as security futures and equity perpetual futures, stranded in what SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins has aptly described as a regulatory 'no man's land' due to a lack of harmonization between the agencies," CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said in a statement published on Tuesday. Originally envisioned by economists decades ago, perpetual futures contracts were first launched on offshore crypto-native platforms, where they eventually gained a large user base of traders. Perpetual contracts tied to a number of cryptocurrencies and real-world assets are currently traded outside the U.S. on centralized exchanges like Binance, as well as on decentralized platforms like Hyperliquid. While Kalshi and Coinbase (COIN) received permission earlier this year to launch the first cryptocurrency-linked perpetual contracts in the U.S., the new order allowing for equity perpetuals significantly expands on that framework. Unlike traditional futures contracts, perpetual futures never expire. Instead, their prices are anchored to the underlying asset by a system of funding rates. Perpetual contracts on Hyperliquid offer up to 50 times leverage, well above the maximum levels allowed in the U.S. Last week, New York Stock Exchange parent Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced a strategic investment in Trade\[XYZ\], a leading deployer of perpetual contracts on the Hyperliquid blockchain, with plans to jointly launch a regulated U.S. venue for trading equity perpetual futures. Not every incumbent player in derivatives markets has embraced perpetual futures. CME Group (CME) recently sued the CFTC over its decision to greenlight bitcoin (BTCUSD) perpetuals on Kalshi and Coinbase. A representative for Kalshi told MarketWatch that the company is planning to launch equity perpetual futures in the coming days. The CFTC, Intercontinental Exchange and CME Group did not immediately respond to requests for comment from MarketWatch. -Joseph Adinolfi This content was created by MarketWatch, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. MarketWatch is published independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. 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