The world’s largest futures exchange, CME, plans to launch Bitcoin trading and has been in discussions with market participants.
Cheng YuanThe Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group will launch Ethereum option contracts on its platform on September 12. The company announced ...
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The group reported it had observed an increase in trading volume and open interest for ETH futures and micro-sized ETH futures options, possibly in anticipation of the Merge.
CointelegraphThe futures options, expected to start trading on Aug. 29, followed the CME Group launching micro-sized Bitcoin and Ether options in March.
CointelegraphThe trading of Bitcoin and Ether futures on CME remained elevated in the second quarter, with daily open interest hitting all-time highs.
CointelegraphDon't hold your breath for a return to $69,000 this year or next, one commentator says.
CointelegraphTraders ended their long bitcoin derivatives contracts ahead of the October bitcoin price rally, ignoring decent on-chain fundamentals.
CointelegraphThere are forces at work which could take BTC price action back to $44,500 in the short term, analysts reveal.
CointelegraphDuring his time at the CME Group, Bruce Fekrat regulated crypto reference rates and helped in the development of financial products, including BTC and ETH derivatives.
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