Kalshi Files for US Stock Perpetual Futures
The prediction market platform joins Coinbase and Bitnomial in racing to offer regulated perps to US retail traders.
Kalshi has filed with US regulators to offer perpetual futures contracts tied to individual stocks, joining Coinbase and Bitnomial in a race to bring this derivatives product to American retail traders.
Why It Matters
Perpetual futures — contracts with no expiry date, long dominant in offshore crypto markets — have historically been unavailable to US retail traders through regulated venues. As of September 2026, three distinct platforms are now pushing regulators simultaneously, which materially increases the probability that at least one filing succeeds. For retail traders, an approved product would mean leveraged, round-the-clock exposure to individual equities without owning the underlying shares. Gambling involves risk; leveraged derivatives amplify losses as well as gains.
Context
Perpetual futures generate enormous trading volume globally — largely on unregulated offshore exchanges — precisely because they carry no settlement deadline. Coinbase and Bitnomial had already filed similar proposals before Kalshi's submission, according to CoinTelegraph. Kalshi, best known as a CFTC-regulated prediction market, expanding into equity derivatives signals the platform is broadening well beyond its event-contract roots.
What's Next
Regulators must review each filing before any product can launch; the CFTC's response timeline will be the critical near-term milestone. If approved, the first mover among Kalshi, Coinbase, and Bitnomial would gain a significant distribution advantage in an untapped domestic market.
Source: CoinTelegraph, published 19 September 2026.
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