Stock Index

Kalshi

2026-08-18 14:48:35

Kalshi files to launch perpetual futures tied to a U.S. stock index

Kalshi filed regulatory paperwork with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Aug. 18 seeking to launch perpetual futures linked to a stock index. The proposed US500 contract would track the MerQube U.S. Large Cap Index, which covers 500 large companies listed in the United States. The move extends Kalshi’s push from prediction markets into traditional financial derivatives. The company had already received approval for crypto perpetual futures at the end of May and launched them in June. It later applied for precious metals products, including gold and silver, and has now added copper and equity index perpetual futures to the list. Kalshi said global perpetual futures trading volume topped $90 trillion in 2025, while its own product passed $1 billion in notional volume within a week of launch. The expansion has drawn concern from traditional exchanges. CME Group and Cboe Global Markets had earlier come under pressure after the U.S. approved domestic perpetual futures, and CME even sued in federal court over the regulatory approval. At the time of publication, CME was up about 1.26% and Cboe about 0.12%.

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Coinbase

2026-08-03 10:26:52

Coinbase says stock index perpetual-style futures are available to U.S. users

Coinbase said in a post on X that it is offering stock index perpetual-style futures to users in the United States. The product is designed to let traders take positions on an entire sector rather than a single name. According to the post, users can go long or short through these contracts. No additional product details were provided in the source material.

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Coinbase

2026-07-30 22:02:25

Coinbase to launch US500 perpetual-style futures for U.S. traders on Aug. 17

Coinbase said on X that users will be able to trade exposure tied to the 500 largest companies directly on its platform. The company said its next stock index perpetual-style futures product, US500, is scheduled to go live for U.S. traders on Aug. 17. According to the post, the contract will let traders take either long or short positions on the broader U.S. large-cap equity market. The update identifies US500 as Coinbase’s upcoming stock index perpetual-style futures offering for the U.S. market.

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Federal Reser

2026-06-17 20:00:51

Emerging Market Stock Index Erases Gains as Fed Turns Hawkish

ChainCatcher, citing Jinshi, reported that an emerging market stock index erased its gains after the Federal Reserve shifted toward a hawkish policy stance.

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