NEWS | SEC enters fight over who regulates perpetual derivatives on stocks in the US

What happened: The SEC is stepping into the brewing fight over whether its sister agency should have approved perpetual derivatives on individual stocks.

WPO Take: Potentially constructive. The action may improve legal clarity or market access, but the durable benefit depends on eligibility, implementation dates, and whether regulated firms…

Upside case: the measure provides usable clarity and expands compliant institutional access.

Downside risk: the measure restricts access, raises costs, or broadly covers crypto products.

Market read: No reliable asset-specific market reaction is available in the current snapshot; impact is assessed from the policy or…

Source: SEC.gov, U.S. SEC, The Block; confidence 82/100.

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