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CFTC Approves Perpetual Futures on Stocks, Adopting Crypto-Native Trading Model
(7 hours ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has cleared perpetual futures contracts on stocks, a product type that originated in cryptocurrency markets. This decision allows a trading instrument long popular on crypto exchanges to be offered in regulated U.S. markets for traditional equities.
WHY IT MATTERS
In traditional markets, futures contracts have an expiration date — like an agreement to buy something at a set price by a certain day.
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- coindesk.com
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