Polymarket has launched a perpetual futures platform offering traders leverage up to 20x across multiple asset classes. The service is available internationally in jurisdictions where permitted, giving users access to cryptocurrencies, stocks, indices and commodities through a single interface.
The initial market lineup includes 10 assets: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and HYPE among cryptocurrencies, along with gold, silver, the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, WTI oil and SPCX. Traders can take long or short positions with their chosen leverage level. Perpetual futures have no fixed expiry date, allowing users to maintain positions as long as they meet margin requirements.
Polymarket stated the platform offers what it describes as the deepest liquidity and lowest fees for its users. The company noted traders can also use the platform around macro events such as Federal Reserve decisions and movements in major equity indices.
Infrastructure Improvements
Polymarket is expanding its trading infrastructure capacity. The company is targeting 200,000 orders per second—approximately 15 times its current throughput—with eventual capability to handle more than 400,000 orders per second. Early testing has recorded a 10 to 20 times improvement in p99 latency, a measure that tracks slower transactions during busy periods and indicates how consistently the platform processes orders under heavier trading activity.
US Regulatory Status
The perpetual futures rollout occurs internationally while Polymarket pursues separate efforts to expand its regulated US operations. Derivatives offered to US customers remain subject to Commodity Futures Trading Commission requirements. Self-certification of contracts does not represent formal CFTC approval, and the regulator can still review or pause contracts before they begin trading in the United States. Crypto price event contracts remain separate from leveraged perpetual futures offerings.
