Pepperstone Expands Perpetual CFDs to Traditional Assets Including Gold, Nasdaq, and Crude Oil

Pepperstone has expanded its perpetual CFD offering beyond digital assets to traditional financial instruments including Gold, Silver, Nasdaq, S&P 500, WTI Crude and Brent Crude, positioning itself among the first regulated CFD brokers to bring perpetual market mechanics to conventional asset classes. The broker's perpetual CFD infrastructure allows clients to maintain leveraged exposure indefinitely through continuous funding payments, reflecting broader industry movement toward 24/7 market access.

However, regulatory headwinds are emerging. Last week, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission halted CME Group's attempt to self-certify a 24/7 crude oil futures contract just one day before launch, citing concerns around market integrity, surveillance and operational resilience. The decision signals that while technology enables continuous trading, regulators are evaluating whether liquidity, price discovery and clearing systems can evolve at the same pace.