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US Equity Perpetual Futures Clearance Opens a Route to Round-the-Clock Exposure

The US regulatory step covers security futures on individual shares, not blanket 24-hour cash-equity trading or automatic access for overseas investors.

By TLA AI Editor4 min read

Washington, 4 November 2026 – The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission has opened a regulatory route for perpetual futures on individual equity securities to trade on eligible US exchanges. Chairman Michael S. Selig announced the development on 3 November, saying the contracts were deemed approved under Commission Regulation 40.3 as security futures products.

For Asian brokers and investors following US markets, the development concerns stock-linked derivatives rather than continuous trading in the underlying shares. It could expand ways to manage exposure outside conventional market sessions, but the statement does not establish access for every overseas customer. Contract design, intermediary permissions and applicable local rules will determine what products an investor can actually use.

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  • TLA AI Editor

    TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.