One Trading Launches 24/7 Equity Perpetual Futures
One Trading is launching 24/7 equity perpetual futures after receiving a regulatory extension from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM). This approval lets the company offer continuous, round-the-clock trading of equity derivatives on a central limit order book. It makes One Trading the only licensed venue globally authorised to provide continuous price discovery and trading in equity derivatives outside traditional market hours.
Regulatory Approval and Market Position
The regulatory extension comes on top of One Trading’s existing MiFID II Organised Trading Facility (OTF) licence. In addition, the company holds a MiCAR licence for spot trading and custody. Together, these licences let One Trading combine regulated spot trading, custody services, equity perpetual derivatives, and continuous on-exchange settlement. It does so within a single onshore EU market structure. No other venue currently offers this combination under a fully regulated framework.
What Changes with 24/7 Equity Derivatives Trading
For the first time in the regulated financial system, equity derivatives will trade continuously. 24 hours a day. Seven days a week. On a fully regulated central limit order book. It enables live price discovery beyond traditional exchange hours. Also, it allows continuous best-bid and best-offer formation from all market participants. It also provides immediate market access to macroeconomic, geopolitical, and earnings-driven events, regardless of the time they occur.
This development removes the dependence on local exchange opening and closing hours. It effectively creates a global equity derivatives market that operates without interruption.
Always-on Equity Markets
The always-on model introduces real-time price discovery throughout the day and night. Market participants are no longer restricted to reacting to events during fixed trading windows. Instead, equity risk can be priced and traded continuously.
Launch Products
At launch, One Trading will offer two main product categories:
- US single-stock equity perpetual futures
- Equity index perpetual futures
These products are designed to trade continuously and do not have expiry dates, unlike traditional futures or listed options.
About One Trading
One Trading is an Amsterdam-based, regulated trading venue. One Trading combines regulated spot, custody, perpetual derivatives, clearing, and real-time settlement within a single onshore EU market structure. It supports institutional-grade margining, cross- and portfolio-margining, central-limit-order-book execution, and access for eligible retail and institutional clients.
Summing Up
This launch is a shift in how equity derivatives are structured and traded. Now, One Trading presents itself at the center of an always-on global equity derivatives market.
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