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Request for Comment on the Extension of Standard Futures Contracts to 24/7 Trading and on Perpetual Contracts Referencing Physically Delivered or Storable Energy Commodities

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on June 25, 2026. Comments closed on July 27, 2026.

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What the agency says

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is requesting public comment on two distinct but related matters arising from recent developments in energy derivatives markets. The first is the extension of standard futures contracts to 24/7 trading, without any change to the contracts' fixed expiration, delivery, or settlement terms. The second is the listing of perpetual contracts that reference physically delivered or storable energy commodities, such as crude oil. The Commission seeks comment on the implications of each matter for the reliability and manipulation-resistance of reference prices, market surveillance and operational readiness, the federal speculative position-limits regime, margin, clearing, and settlement, customer protection, and effects on the underlying physical markets and the commercial participants that rely on them.

Key facts

Document number
2026-12784
Type
Proposed rule
Action
Request for comment
Agency
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Published
June 25, 2026
Comments due
July 27, 2026
Dates
Comments must be received on or before July 27, 2026.
Regulation ID (RIN)
3038-AF75
Code of Federal Regulations
17 CFR 1
Pages
6

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