CME Plans To Launch Cash-Settled Options For Bitcoin Friday Futures

According to PANews, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME) has announced its intention to introduce cash-settled options linked to its Bitcoin Friday futures on February 24, pending regulatory approval. Giovanni Vicioso, CME's Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products, stated that the smaller scale and daily expiration design of these new options contracts offer market participants more capital-efficient tools to adjust their Bitcoin exposure. Since its launch in September last year, the Bitcoin Friday futures contract, which is 1/50th the size of a single Bitcoin, has seen over 775,000 contracts traded, with an average daily volume of approximately 9,700 contracts. Previously, CF Benchmarks highlighted CME's Bitcoin Friday futures as an ideal choice for news traders.