Saturday, 24 October 2026

The Commodity Markets Council, whose members include CME, NYMEX and ICE Futures US, urged the CFTC to withhold approval of Kalshi's WTI oil perpetual (WTIPERP), warning that oil perps threaten market integrity. Kalshi filed the contract on 20 October: 100 barrels, cash-settled, referenced to the two nearest NYMEX WTI futures, with daily funding and no weekend trading. It cannot trade unless the CFTC approves it.

Kalshi confirmed it is building exchange-traded futures on US CPI and core CPI, giving dated inflation exposure that institutions now get through privately negotiated swaps. A December start has been reported, but Kalshi has not said when trading will begin. Its existing CPI event contracts only pay out on whether a print crosses a threshold.

Bitget added aluminium, zinc, lead and low sulphur gasoil CFDs, plus the Hang Seng TECH, Taiwan RIC, Netherlands 25 and Switzerland 20 indices, on all four Bitget CFD account modes (ECN, 0% Fee, Pro and Standard+). Leverage goes up to 20x on the metals and gasoil and up to 50x on the indices, long or short.

Euronext listed cash-settled EU butter and skimmed milk powder futures on MATIF: 5-tonne contracts with 18 consecutive monthly maturities, settled on the monthly average of the weekly Vesper Price Index and cleared by Euronext Clearing, with no trading fee until 29 January 2027. CME Group plans European butter, skimmed milk powder, whey powder and liquid milk futures and options before the end of 2026, pending regulatory review.

New Pro Sim-Funded accounts trade up to 3, 6 or 9 minis (50K, 100K and 150K), and payouts are capped at $100,000 per user, with profit above that forfeited. Live accounts now start at a $0 balance with an end-of-day trailing max loss of $2,000, $3,000 or $4,500, and Sim-Funded profit is held in a Reserve while you trade live. Accounts on the old Pro products keep every old rule. My Funded Futures on our hub →

A LucidFlex evaluation now passes only when the largest single day is 40% or less of total profit, or 50% with an add-on bought at checkout. Buyers also choose the daily loss limit on or off: with it on, the evaluation costs less and funded accounts can request payouts during the session. Settings can't be changed after purchase, and the consistency limit applies to evaluations only. Lucid Trading on our hub →

Elite ACCESS buyers can now remove the daily loss limit at checkout. The evaluation price stays the same, but the activation fee, paid after passing, is about 30% higher. The option can only be picked at the first checkout, not at activation or on a reset. Top One Futures on our hub →