Genesis tests end-of-day pricing for institutional crypto futures product
Genesis has introduced a trading method allowing institutional investors to trade Bitcoin futures contracts based on their end-of-day closing price. Cryptocurrency brokerage firm Genesis Global Capital has announced the completion of a first-of-a-kind trade that will pave the way for new institutional crypto futures products.Genesis has executed the first-ever over-the-counter (OTC) block trade of a Basis Trade at Index Close (BTIC) transaction using Bitcoin futures contracts issued b Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The trade was made in collaboration with derivatives market maker Akuna....
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Micro Ether futures join crypto derivatives products including micro Bitcoin futures, Bitcoin futures, options on Bitcoin futures and Ether futures at the exchange. Major derivatives marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group has expanded its crypto offerings to include a micro Ether futures product.In a Monday announcement, the CME Group said it had launched a micro Ether (ETH) futures contract sized at 0.1 ETH, giving institutional and individual traders another product for Ether exposure. The cash-settled micro ETH derivatives offering is trading under the Globex code METZ1 and joins....
The CEO of institutional cryptocurrency broker Genesis Global Trading, Michael Moro, has announced his resignation and that the company will lay off 20% of its staff. The decision represents additional fallout from the failure of Three Arrows Capital, a company to which Genesis had a sizable exposure. Genesis CEO To Resign As 20% Of Workforce […]
Micro Ether futures will become the fourth crypto derivatives product by CME and is expected to be launched on Dec. 6. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), one of the world’s biggest derivatives marketplaces, continues expanding its cryptocurrency derivatives offerings by adding a new Ether (ETH)-based product.CME announced Tuesday that it is planning to launch a micro Ether futures contract, sized at 0.1 ETH, enabling a new type of Ether exposure to institutional and individual traders.The new product will become the fourth crypto derivatives product ever launched by CME and is expected....
XRP is making its boldest move yet into mainstream finance as two of the biggest names in traditional finance are stepping deeper into crypto. The CME Group and Nasdaq have announced plans to introduce a new crypto index futures product, and XRP is included in the basket. The contract will give institutional investors regulated access to a range of digital assets through a single product, opening the door to the trillion-dollar Wall Street market. CME And Nasdaq To Launch XRP-Inclusive Crypto Index Futures In a landmark move, the CME Group and Nasdaq are set to launch the Nasdaq CME....
Ethereum trends show it’s becoming more valuable as ETH 2.0 draws near. Thus, institutional investors are clamoring to get in on the action before it is too late. A signal for this has been ETH Futures have been trading at a higher basis premium than BTC Futures on CME. ETH Futures have continuously traded at a higher rolling basis than BTC Futures for the past three months. This could show that institutional investors are more bullish on ETH’s future in comparison to BTC. But other factors have also led to the ETH Futures trading so high. Related Reading | Ethereum Fee Burns Clocks....