Polymarket adds leveraged perpetuals to prediction-market platform
DeFi & Yields ·
Polymarket has launched Polymarket Perps, a new product offering perpetual futures trading with up to 20x leverage on crypto, stocks, commodities and other assets.
Polymarket Perps expands the platform beyond its original prediction-market format into leveraged derivatives trading, according to wublockchain.xyz. The product covers multiple asset classes, including cryptocurrencies, equities and commodities, allowing users to open positions with leverage as high as 20x.
Polymarket said the service is being made available internationally, in jurisdictions where such trading is permitted by law, per the report. The company did not specify which regions are excluded or detail the compliance framework governing access by jurisdiction.
The launch is corroborated by multiple accounts describing the same rollout, with reporting noting that Polymarket introduced the perpetual futures offering across crypto, stocks, indices and commodities. Coverage of the cluster points to three distinct sources tracking the launch, indicating broad attention to Polymarket's move into leveraged derivatives.
Mechanically, perpetual futures allow traders to hold leveraged long or short positions without an expiration date, a structure common on crypto derivatives exchanges but new to Polymarket's product suite. The addition marks a shift for a platform previously associated with binary, event-based prediction markets rather than continuous leveraged trading.
What remains unclear from the available material is the specific list of jurisdictions where Polymarket Perps is restricted, the fee structure, margin requirements, and how the product integrates with Polymarket's existing prediction-market infrastructure. Also unaddressed is whether the leverage cap of 20x applies uniformly across all supported asset classes or varies by asset type. Further detail on regulatory positioning and user eligibility criteria has not yet been disclosed.