Perpetual Futures on Individual US Stocks Can Now Trade on CFTC-Regulated Exchanges
On November 3, 2026, CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig announced that perpetual futures on individual equity securities can start trading for the first time on U.S. exchanges regulated by both the CFTC and the SEC. A perpetual future is a derivative contract with no fixed expiry date, so traders can hold a position for as long as they like. Selig said the move lets American investors use these products under U.S. regulation rather than on offshore platforms.
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What does it mean?
Starting now, people in the U.S. can trade contracts that bet on the price of individual company stocks, with no set end date, on exchanges that US regulators oversee. Before this, many people who wanted these contracts had to use offshore platforms with less oversight.
Who is affected?
U.S. investors and traders who want to trade equity perpetual futures, and the exchanges that offer them.
What changes?
Before, equity perpetual futures were stranded in a regulatory gap between the CFTC and SEC; now they can trade on CFTC-registered exchanges.