CFTC News: Commission Classifies U.S. Equity Perpetual Futures as Security Futures Products
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Key Insights CFTC News centers on equity perpetual futures gaining access to qualifying U.S. exchanges. Perpetual Futures on individual equities fall under the security futures framework. CME opposed the CFTC’s effort to dismiss its lawsuit over Kalshi’s Bitcoin contract. CFTC News today focused on equity perpetual futures entering U.S. markets on Tuesday, November 3. CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig said contracts tied to individual equity securities can begin trading for the first time. In this CFTC news, the Commission deemed the contracts approved as security futures products under the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000.
Source: The Coin Republic
