Selig outlines regulatory path for perpetual futures on individual stocks
CFTC Chair Michael Selig said perpetual futures contracts on individual company stocks can now begin trading on properly registered commodity markets, with venues also required to file notice with the Securities and Exchange Commission to trade security futures. Reuters reports platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket are looking to perpetual futures as a separate avenue for growth beyond event contracts.
CFTC Chair Michael Selig said perpetual futures tied to individual company stocks can now trade on properly registered commodity markets, according to Reuters.
Registration and SEC notice
The route comes with requirements for trading venues. Alongside proper registration as a commodity market, a venue must file notice with the Securities and Exchange Commission to trade security futures, according to Reuters.
Selig’s statement concerns perpetual futures on individual stocks. The material provided does not identify any venue that has completed those steps or give a date for a trading launch.
A growth avenue beyond event contracts
Reuters reports that platforms including Kalshi and Polymarket are exploring perpetual futures as a separate source of growth beyond event contracts.
That distinction matters for prediction-market readers: the reported opportunity concerns an additional product category, rather than an expansion of event-contract offerings. Interest from the platforms does not, on its own, establish that either has launched these contracts.
What it means for prediction markets
- Regulatory steps are central: Proper commodity-market registration and notice to the Securities and Exchange Commission are the stated requirements for venues seeking to trade these security futures.
- Platform interest is not a confirmed launch: Reuters identifies Kalshi and Polymarket as exploring perpetual futures, but the supplied material provides no launch timetable.
- The growth story extends beyond events: Perpetual futures represent a separate avenue for the platforms, making product-development announcements distinct from news about event contracts.
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