CME chief executive says company plans to sue CFTC after perpetual futures approval

PolicyCME chief executive says company plans to sue CFTC after perpetual futures approvalKalshi's perpetual futures product did not meet the Dodd-Frank Act's definition of a "swap" and should not have been approved, Terrence Duffy said.By Nikhilesh De Jun 18, 2026, 3:44 a.m. 1 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on CME Chief Executive Terrence Duffy said the derivatives provider planned to sue the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) after it approved perpetual futures products earlier this month. The CFTC's approval of Kalshi's perpetual futures product did not meet the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act governing swaps, he told CNBC on Wednesday."Under the Dodd-Frank Act, it clearly defines what a swap is and what a future is, and when there's two parties exchanging payments to each other, that's deemed a swap," he said. "So, if anything, these products that he supposedly approved as futures are not futures, they would be swaps, and if they're swaps, and let's say, as you know, there's different requirements in order to participate in the swap market."Duffy, who is stepping down from his role next year, said CME would "need to understand what the rules of the road are first" before it would consider listing perpetual futures contracts of its own, but that those rules are not "very clear" at present.Duffy went further when asked if he thought the CFTC was "misrepresenting certain facts," saying that he did believe "to an extent" that the agency was. He pointed to the CFTC's release on 24/7 trading, saying the agency described that as a rule when it was not a rule."I think there's a lot of problems," he said. CFTCKalshiLatest Crypto News 1Kentucky targets prediction markets, puts red state in potential clash with Trump team6 hours ago2Fidelity joins Wall Street's race to manage stablecoin reserves7 hours ago3Here is how Coinbase plan to survive the crypto downturn by ditching i…

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