Polymarket Opens 67 Perpetual-Futures Markets With Leverage Up to 20x

By Isaac • September 4, 2026 7:08 pm •

Polymarket is no longer just a place to trade on elections, economic releases and other events.

The company has opened a full perpetual-futures venue with 67 live markets across crypto, stocks, commodities and major indexes. The product offers leverage as high as 20x on some contracts, putting Polymarket in more direct competition with crypto-native derivatives platforms.

The Defiant counted 36 stock contracts, 24 crypto contracts, four commodities and three indexes on the opening roster, with Bitcoin and Ether joined by XRP, Solana, BNB, Dogecoin and smaller tokens while the non-crypto side ranges from Tesla and Nvidia to gold, oil, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100. Its launch-day review found roughly $73 million in displayed volume across