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Polymarket expands into crypto and oil perpetual futures
The new exchange lists Bitcoin, Ether, oil, and other markets, with contract-specific leverage and US trading restrictions.
Polymarket says it launched Polymarket Perps on September 3, 2026, expanding beyond event-based prediction markets into perpetual futures. The platform describes contracts tied to crypto assets, commodities, stocks, and indices. Its product page lists Bitcoin, Ether, and WTI crude oil among the available markets.
A perpetual futures position has no set expiration date. Polymarket says periodic funding payments help keep contract prices near their reference index. Its September 9 product interview says the exchange uses a central limit order book and pUSD as trading collateral.
Leverage varies by contract
Polymarket says traders can take long or short positions with leverage of up to 20 times on some major crypto contracts. The limit is not the same across every market: its Perps lead said Bitcoin reaches 20 times while many stock contracts are closer to 10 times. Greater leverage magnifies both gains and losses.
The company also describes cross-margin trading, where one balance can support positions across multiple markets. These are Polymarket’s product descriptions, not independently verified claims about liquidity or trading volume.
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The Perps page says trading on polymarket.com is blocked in the United States. The September 9 company interview describes public account positions and trade histories as part of its decentralized-finance design.
The launch gives Polymarket users a way to trade leveraged crypto contracts alongside contracts that track traditional assets. The September 9 company account says the same balance can be used for its prediction-market and Perps products.