Polymarket Launches Crypto Perpetual Futures With Up to 20x Leverage
In brief Polymarket launched Polymarket Perps on September 3 with an initial slate of 10 markets that expanded to 67 within hours, spanning crypto, stocks, indices and commodities with leverage up to 20x and no contract...
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A notable development has hit the crypto markets. In brief Polymarket launched Polymarket Perps on September 3 with an initial slate of 10 markets that expanded to 67 within hours, spanning crypto, stocks, indices and commodities with leverage up to 20x and no contract expiration. Leverage caps vary by asset: crypto, the S&P 500, oil, gold and silver support up to 20x, while individual stocks and other real-world assets top out at 10x, per Polymarket's own documentation.
traders can't place Perps orders and are routed instead to Polymarket US, the company's separate CFTC-regulated exchange, a split that traces back to a 2022 CFTC settlement.
This shift continues to shape the digital-asset landscape, with analysts examining its near-term effects.
