Swiss Bank To Bring More Investors To Bitcoin/USD Trading
A product has just been launched which enables Swiss investors who expect a positive development in the Bitcoin price to trade transparently on the SIX Swiss Exchange for the first time. This is from the Swiss bank Vontobel who manage and monitor a client’s assets entrusted to it. It also observes the financial markets and interprets global macroeconomic developments, as it becomes the first Swiss issuer of a tracker certificate on Bitcoins for subscription. The Vontobel certificate on Bitcoin in USD is a classic tracker certificate (SSPA: 1300) which offers investors a simple means of....
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