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CFTC Approves Perpetual Futures Contracts on Stocks in the United States
(2 hours ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has allowed traders to use perpetual futures contracts — a product previously associated mainly with crypto markets — on stocks. This decision opens the door for regulated platforms to offer these derivative products tied to equities in the U.S.
WHY IT MATTERS
Perpetual futures are contracts that let you bet on whether an asset's price will go up or down, without ever having to actually buy the asset itself.
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- decrypt.co
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