US day traders flock to ‘the most dangerous product in crypto’
US day traders are flooding into crypto perpetual futures following a policy shift opening markets to highly leveraged contracts.
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US markets have opened to highly leveraged perpetual futures, a move attributed to Trump. In response, the CFTC has announced new guidelines for these contracts, and Chair Selig has defended the approval of these products in the United States.
Coverage from the Financial Times and Crypto Briefing describes these instruments as the most dangerous product in crypto. While some see them as a distraction to Wall Street rather than a disruption, simplywall.st reports that US brokerage stocks are now facing a test related to these perpetual futures.
Future developments involve the expansion of these instruments into other areas, as prediction markets explore the creation of sports perpetual futures.
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Quick answers
What is the current regulatory status of perpetual futures in the US?
The CFTC has announced new guidelines for perpetual contracts, and Chair Selig has defended their approval.
How are these products viewed by financial analysts?
The Financial Times reports that some view them as a distraction to Wall Street, while they are characterized by others as the most dangerous product in crypto.
Are these products limited to cryptocurrency?
Coverage indicates that prediction markets are also looking to build sports perpetual futures.
Coverage (8)
- US Brokerage Stocks Facing A New Crypto Perpetual Futures Test simplywall.st · 23h ago
- US CFTC Announces New Guidelines for Perpetual Contracts Coinfomania · 23h ago
- Trump Opens US Markets to Highly Leveraged Perpetual Futures Oz Arab Media · 23h ago
- US day traders flock to the most dangerous product in crypto Crypto Briefing · 23h ago
- Perps are distracting Wall Street, not disrupting it Financial Times · 23h ago broke it first
- What Are Sports Perpetual Futures, and Why Does Everyone in Prediction Markets Want to Build Them? Gaming America · 23h ago
- CFTC Chair Selig Defends Approval of Perpetual Futures Contracts in the U.S. dars.gov.et · 23h ago
- US day traders flock to ‘the most dangerous product in crypto’ Financial Times · 23h ago broke it first
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