The new ETH options will be tradable for just 24 hours before expiry.
OKEx Partners With Bain-Backed Crypto Exchange to Launch Leveraged Futures in India
The partnership will see the firms launch a new futures trading platform and provides OKEx with a foothold in a high-potential market.
Retail Investors Aren’t Interested in Crypto Derivatives, Says eToro Executive
eToro isn’t too worried about a potential U.K. ban on crypto derivatives.
Former OKEx Exec to Raise $40M for Crypto Derivative Exchange
The Seychelles-based exchange aims to provide retail crypto investors with futures, options, callable bull/bear contracts, warrant contracts and fixed coupon notes, which are traditionally only available to institutional clients.
Deribit to Launch Daily BTC Options as Regulated Competition Heats Up
Launching Feb. 3, the daily bitcoin index options will appeal to a different kind of trader, the firm says.
BitMex to Launch XRP Swaps, Delist 2 Other Derivatives
BitMEX is releasing an XRP-U.S. dollar quanto swap targeted at crypto’s budding derivatives market.
Crypto Asset Firm Amun Launches Inverse Bitcoin ETP
Digital asset issuer Amun is launching a new product for bitcoin bears on the Swiss Stock Exchange.
Deribit Takes On New Trading Tools to Capture ‘Exploding’ Options Market
Global provider of professional trading software Trading Technologies announced Wednesday it would provide connectivity to leading derivatives exchange, Deribit
Regulated Derivatives Will ‘Legitimize’ Crypto, Says CFTC Chair
Regulated derivatives will instill market confidence in cryptocurrencies, according to Heath Tarbert.
CME Takes Its Bitcoin Options Live, Competing With ICE’s Bakkt
The Chicago exchange has announced its highly-anticipated bitcoin options are now open for trading.
Dutch Derivatives Exchange Deribit to Move to Crypto-Friendly Panama
Deribit will operate out of Panama starting Feb. 10, citing the Netherlands’ presumed adoption of “very strict” anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.
South Korean Presidential Commission Wants to Bring Crypto Into Mainstream Finance
Financial institutions should be allowed to launch cryptocurrency products, such as derivatives, according to a government advisory body.
GSR Partners With Canaan-Backed Startup to Offer Crypto Miners Derivatives
GSR and Interhash want to help crypto miners hedge their costs with a new series of derivatives products.
Authoritarian Airdop: Maduro ‘Gifts’ Petros to Venezuelans for Christmas
Discussing new trials of an LN point-of-sale app; updates in consumer & institutional crypto derivatives, and Venezuelan petros as holiday bonuses.
CME Says It Will Launch Bitcoin Options in January
Chicago exchange CME Group has announced it will launch options on its bitcoin futures contracts in mid-January.
Tassat Is One Step Closer to Offering Crypto Derivatives With CFTC Approval
The CFTC has granted Tassat a swap execution facility registration, bringing it one step closer to offering US customers bitcoin derivatives products.
Bakkt to Launch Options on Its Bitcoin Futures Dec. 9
Bakkt plans to add options on its physically delivered bitcoin futures in December.
Crypto Derivatives: On Misleading Measurements
Noelle Acheson shows how using notional volumes to compare derivatives markets to spot is misleading – but, for now, it’s all we’ve got.
Liquidity Provider B2C2 Launches Gold Derivative Settled in Bitcoin
The U.K.-licensed firm’s new product allows clients to synthetically trade gold against bitcoin and aims to capitalize on a growth in haven assets.
Now Traders Can Make Bets on When Facebook’s Libra Will Launch
Crypto futures exchange CoinFLEX is issuing derivatives linked to the launch of the Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency project.