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CFTC clears equity perpetual futures for trading on dual-registered exchanges

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A one-line regulatory signal with large practical consequence: perpetual futures on single stocks, previously confined to offshore venues, can now trade on US-regulated exchanges. The statement explains the dual-registration mechanism that makes this possible and frames it as resolving years of CFTC-SEC jurisdictional ambiguity.

  • Chairman Michael S. Selig announced on November 3, 2026 that perpetual futures on individual equity securities can begin trading for the first time on CFTC-registered exchanges.
  • Eligible venues are designated contract markets that are also notice-registered with the SEC as national securities exchanges to trade security futures products.
  • Selig says the products build on the foundation of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 and a CFTC-SEC Memorandum of Understanding.
  • The statement quotes SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins describing the prior status of such products as a regulatory 'no man's land'.
  • Selig states the CFTC's intent is to keep these products within its regulatory framework rather than leave traders reliant on offshore, often unregulated venues.

Executive summary

The CFTC announced in a press release dated November 3, 2026 that Chairman Michael S. Selig had issued a statement permitting perpetual futures contracts on individual equity securities, termed 'Equity Perps' in the statement, to begin trading for the first…

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https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9319-26
Published by CFTC — Commodity Futures Trading Commission · 03 Nov 2026
Read by Regulus 13 Nov 2026 at 01:51 UTC
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