CME Group Micro Bitcoin Futures Quickly Pass One Million Contracts Traded
CME Group saw more than one million of its micro bitcoin futures contracts traded in under two months after launch, indicating high interest.Major derivatives marketplace CME Group has announced that the volume of its micro bitcoin futures offering surpassed one million contracts, less than two months after its launch."We continue to see strong customer demand and rapid uptake in our new Micro Bitcoin futures contract since their introduction a little more than a month ago," said Tim McCourt, CME Group's global head of equity index and alternative investment products, in the announcement.....
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CME Group’s(Chicago Mercantile Exchange) micro-bitcoin futures have already traded more than one million contracts. This instrument allows institutions and retail traders to invest in the crypto asset at a lower price point of 0.1 bitcoin. The contract has only been available for seven weeks, and demand shows there is still room for new derivatives in the crypto market. CME Micro Bitcoin Futures Sell Big When the CME launched a new set of bitcoin derivatives contracts directed to smaller investors almost two months ago, it didn’t expect so much buzz around it. But, according....
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The futures options, expected to start trading on March 28, will come more than two years after the CME Group launched a BTC options trading product in January 2020. Major derivatives marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group will launch options trading for its micro Bitcoin and Ether futures products.In a Tuesday announcement, the CME Group said that subject to regulatory review, it plans to launch options contracts for its existing micro Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) futures that will be 10% the size of the respective tokens. The futures options, expected to start trading on March....
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CME Group saw more than 100,000 micro bitcoin futures traded in the first week of its offering, demonstrating appetite for bitcoin products.