US day traders flock to ‘the most dangerous product in crypto’
US day traders are pivoting toward highly leveraged perpetual futures following new regulatory approvals and market openings.
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US day traders are increasingly adopting perpetual futures, a product described by the Financial Times as the most dangerous in crypto. This surge follows the opening of US markets to highly leveraged perpetual futures by Trump and the approval of these contracts by the CFTC.
Coverage from the Financial Times suggests these instruments are distracting rather than disrupting Wall Street. Meanwhile, simplywall.st reports that US brokerage stocks are facing a new test due to this trend, and Gaming America notes that prediction markets are now looking to build sports perpetual futures.
Future developments center on the implementation of new guidelines for perpetual contracts announced by the US CFTC and the ongoing defense of these approvals by CFTC Chair Selig.
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Quick answers
What is driving the trend in perpetual futures?
The trend is driven by Trump opening US markets to highly leveraged perpetual futures and approval from the CFTC.
How is the CFTC responding to these products?
The CFTC has announced new guidelines for perpetual contracts, and Chair Selig has defended the approval of these contracts in the US.
Are these products expanding beyond cryptocurrency?
According to Gaming America, there is interest within prediction markets to build sports perpetual futures.
Coverage (8)
- US Brokerage Stocks Facing A New Crypto Perpetual Futures Test simplywall.st · 1d ago
- US CFTC Announces New Guidelines for Perpetual Contracts Coinfomania · 1d ago
- Trump Opens US Markets to Highly Leveraged Perpetual Futures Oz Arab Media · 1d ago
- US day traders flock to the most dangerous product in crypto Crypto Briefing · 1d ago
- Perps are distracting Wall Street, not disrupting it Financial Times · 1d ago
- What Are Sports Perpetual Futures, and Why Does Everyone in Prediction Markets Want to Build Them? Gaming America · 1d ago
- CFTC Chair Selig Defends Approval of Perpetual Futures Contracts in the U.S. dars.gov.et · 1d ago
- US day traders flock to ‘the most dangerous product in crypto’ Financial Times · 1d ago
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