On September 18,
@coinbase said it had sought approval to list perpetual futures tied to 50 to 60 large-cap U.S. stocks. Earlier in the month, Kalshi was preparing a filing for a perpetual WTI crude oil contract after filing for products tied to equity indices, metals, FX, and interest rates.
@HyperliquidX already gives traders access to crypto, commodities, indices, and other markets through the same perpetual trading environment.
The common feature is continuous leveraged exposure to instruments whose underlying markets still have their own trading hours, reference venues, and liquidity rhythms.
This makes price formation part of the product. Once the underlying market closes or reprices sharply, the perpetual contract still needs a reference price participants can trust, funding and margin rules suited to the conditions, and enough depth for traders to enter and exit.
A new perp market becomes meaningful once it meets volatility, gaps in underlying pricing, and live order flow.