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US Stock Perpetuals Approved but Stock Market Halts Can Still Block Exits

November 4, 2026, 5:50 PM UTC (4 hours ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto

US regulators have cleared stock-linked perpetual futures contracts for trading. However, when traditional stock markets halt trading due to circuit breakers or other mechanisms, traders holding these crypto-native derivatives may be unable to close their positions.

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Think of a perpetual futures contract like a bet on the price of something — say, Apple stock — that never expires.

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