The product aims to be a regulated alternative to the perpetual futures and contracts for difference (CFD) markets, which face constant regulatory scrutiny.

Tokyo-based Perpetuals.com, a regulated financial market infrastructure firm, has launched Barrier Futures, a proprietary derivative product that addresses perpetual futures and contracts for difference (CFD) markets. Unregulated offshore exchanges process between US$100-$300 billion in daily volume In the perpetual futures market, unregulated offshore exchanges process between US$100-$300 billion in daily volume, while CFDs held 19m retail traders globally as of 2024. Barrier Futures are a