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CFTC Approves Rothera's First KPI Swaps on Public Companies

  • —First approved contract is a swap on Tesla's (TSLA) KPI
  • —Three categories: financial reporting, platform usage, production metrics
  • —Rollout begins this fall, timed to quarterly reporting dates
  • —Rothera is a Robinhood and Susquehanna joint venture regulated by the CFTC
Why it matters: The approval opens a new derivatives class on corporate metrics and widens the US event-contract market.
Source: PR Newswire Blockchain