CFTC allows exchanges to convert certain futures into perpetual contracts
Image: Crypto BriefingThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued conditional relief allowing designated contract markets to convert qualifying futures into true perpetual contracts by removing expiration dates. Exchanges must meet specific safeguards including participant feedback, advance notice, customer exit options, and risk disclosures. The relief provides a temporary window for U.S.-regulated venues to structure perpetual exposure under existing rules.
Key points
- The CFTC issued staff guidance allowing designated contract markets to remove expiration dates from qualifying futures.
- The regulatory relief is temporary and requires exchanges to certify compliance under existing rules.
Why it matters
Regulated U.S. exchanges gain a temporary path to test true perpetual futures structures under explicit customer protection conditions, bringing this contract design into mainstream derivatives infrastructure.
What's unclear
One report states the action applies to digital commodity futures while the other states it applies to broad-based security index futures.
Sources · 3 publishers
Crypto Briefing
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CFTC no-action letter lets exchanges turn crypto futures into true perpetuals
NewsBTC
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CFTC Lets Exchanges Convert Index Futures Into True Perpetual Contracts
Coverage timeline
- First reported by CoinGape
- Confirmed by Crypto Briefing
- CryptoVideos brief published
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