Could Oil Futures Trade 24/7 Like Bitcoin? CFTC Opens Review Of Energy Perpetuals The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has opened a public consultation on whether standard energy futures should trade 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and whether perpetual contracts could be listed on physically delivered or storable commodities such as crude oil. The agency’s request for comment goes far beyond a routine market structure review. It asks whether crypto-style derivatives models can be applied to some of ...