CFTC chair says US exchanges can list single-stock perpetual futures

In a statement dated November 3, CFTC chairman Michael Selig opened the door to single-stock perpetual futures on registered US exchanges, according to NewsBTC. The move follows an earlier approval of Bitcoin perpetual futures on a US venue, and it extends the same type of contract to single stocks.

According to the CFTC statement, the products must also meet SEC registration requirements, and a joint CFTC-SEC framework covers the contracts. An interagency memorandum of understanding was signed earlier in 2026, and the CFTC says the products are deemed approved as security-futures products. The products are also subject to both commodities and securities-law requirements. Both sets of rules apply to the same contracts.

Because perpetual contracts lack a conventional expiration date, equity perpetuals raise separate questions about corporate actions and trading halts. NewsBTC also cautions that the phrase saying the products can begin trading is not broker-level confirmation that they are available. NewsBTC published its account in November 2026.