Coinbase News Today: SEC document opens door for 24/7 stock trading

Coinbase News Today: Can 24/7 equity perpetual contracts enter the U.S. market?

Today's news focus on a major regulatory move. The exchange formally submitted a registration notice to bring leveraged single share power perpetual contracts to U.S. investors for the first time. The documents mark the first step towards a fully regulated path to round-the-clock stock trading within the United States.

The actual application submitted by the exchange this week

According to the company's own announcement, the company filed a series of filing notices with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week covering its derivatives platforms and brokerage entities.

Official filings confirm that Coinbase Derivatives LLC filed Form 1-N, and Coinbase Financial Markets Inc. Forms BD-N were filed to register as a securities and futures broker and dealer under existing securities laws-both documents are dated September 1, 2026. This Coinbase news represents the company's official opening steps rather than the final release, as additional regulatory steps still need to be completed before it can be officially launched to U.S. customers. Why both the SEC and CFTC approval is needed

Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad explained that the exchange plans to work closely with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to sell the product to the domestic market.

• This dual regulatory involvement is because equity perpetual contracts have the characteristics of both securities and derivatives, which means that a certain degree of approval from both regulatory agencies is often required before similar products can be legally traded in the United States. Shirzad singled out that coordination between the two institutions was "long out of date" and added that such cooperation was just what the country needed to remain competitive with financial products, as investors already wanted to obtain such products elsewhere. Key steps in the regulatory path include: Submission of SEC filing notices for derivatives trading platform entities
• Submission of SEC filing notices for broker-dealer entities
• The next stage requires separate product approvals directly from the CFTC
• According to current law, Equity perpetual contracts will be classified as securities futures

The way this trading format operates outside the United States

This promotion builds on the company's success in serving customers beyond non-U.S. borders. Currently, it offers stock perpetual contracts to non-U.S. users, leveraging up to 20 times on individual stocks, including Apple, Nvidia and Tesla.

Source: Coin Bureau's existing international demand appears to be one of the main reasons why the company is arguing to introduce the same style of trading domestically, rather than making it impossible for U.S. investors to access trading formats that have proven popular elsewhere. Filing snapshot

Details File date September 1, 2026 Exchange Registration Form 1-N, an entity registered with the exchange, Coinbase Financial Markets Inc., an entity registered with the broker. Broker registration form Form N Proposed legal classification of securities futures Next step in regulatory measures CFTC product approval internationally available existing leverage ratios of up to 20 times for stocks such as Apple, Nvidia and Tesla How analysts view this classification approach

The company specifically seeks to classify these equity perpetual contracts as securities futures-a designated category that already exists under current law, Rather than requiring regulators to create an entirely new category from scratch. This approach has the potential to speed up the approval timeline because it operates within an established legal framework rather than requiring new rule development, although final approval depends entirely on how the SEC and CFTC choose to respond to these filings.

Why this Coinbase news moment is crucial to the U.S. market

If approved, the filing could open the way for round-the-clock leveraged stock trading, directly through regulated U.S. infrastructure, which has never existed on this scale before in the country. The move also reflects a broader trend that native crypto exchanges are pursuing traditional financial products, as regulatory clarity around digital assets in the United States continues to increase. The success of this attempt will likely depend largely on how quickly and favorably the two institutions respond to what is now officially before them.

Conclusion

This latest wave of Coinbase news shows that the exchange is taking a concrete step to bring a product that works well internationally directly to regulated U.S. soil. With SEC filings now filed and CFTC product approvals still pending, the next few months will reveal whether leveraged equity perpetual contracts will actually be available to U.S. traders or whether they have fallen into the same regulatory gridlock as other cryptocurrency-related products in the past.

Disclaimer

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