CME

In October, traders doubled the amount of open long positions in bitcoin futures from 500 BTC to more than 1000 BTC on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). Long positions held by institutional accounts at the CME have been rising again in October. For reference, institutions include pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, mutual funds & portfolio / investment managers whose clients are […]

Intercontinental Exchange, the operator of the Bakkt cryptocurrency platform, plans to launch new bitcoin derivatives. About it writes The Block, citing its own sources. According to their information, Bakkt will soon open trading on options for the first cryptocurrency. At the same time, the company hopes to get ahead of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group), which previously announced the launch of bitcoin options in the first quarter of 2020. […]

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has asked the UK Financial Regulatory and Supervisory Authority (FCA) not to ban the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives to retail investors. The WFE has asked @TheFCA not to ban the sale of crypto derivatives to retail consumers while supporting the regulator's desire to better protect vulnerable consumers. Read more here: https://t.co/mIPIEXfN8n – WFE (@TheWFE) October 7, […]