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Single-stock perpetual futures can now trade, CFTC says

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New Street Spotlight card: Single-stock perpetual futures can now trade, CFTC says. CFTC Chair Michael Selig calls it a first, taking perpetual futures beyond digital commodities after the agency approved a bitcoin perpetual contract on May 29. The contracts were deemed approved as security futures under a 2000 law, so CFTC and SEC rules both apply. SIFMA, a securities-industry group, asked both agencies for public comment before launch on filings by four exchanges. New Street View: Trading can begin today, but the CFTC statement names no exchange or stock. Sources: CFTC; SIFMA, Nov. 3, 2026. Data as of 11:47 a.m. ET.

CFTC Chair Michael Selig calls it a first, taking perpetual futures beyond digital commodities after the agency approved a bitcoin perpetual contract on May 29.[1]

The contracts were deemed approved as security futures under a 2000 law, so CFTC and SEC rules both apply.[1]

SIFMA, a securities-industry group, asked both agencies for public comment before launch on filings by four exchanges.[2]

New Street View: Trading can begin today, but the CFTC statement names no exchange or stock.[1]

Sources

  1. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Statement on Equity Perpetual Futures, Chairman Michael S. Selig
  2. SIFMA, SIFMA Urges Broad Regulatory Review of Equity Perpetuals Before Launch

How to cite: New Street Desk, "Single-stock perpetual futures can now trade, CFTC says," New Street, Nov. 3, 2026, https://newstreet.xyz/spotlight/2026-11-03-1213-stock-perps/.