Bitcoin CME Front-Month Futures Reach Deepest Discount Ever Recorded
It’s a new record for the CME. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s front-month contracts exhibit a large discount compared to bitcoin’s spot market price. These are the futures contracts that are soon to expire. The CME’s quarterly contracts tend to trade at a minimum premium, and this kind of discount for front-month contracts is not usual. They’ve been trading at a discount for a couple of months, but they reclaimed a premium with the market recovery at the beginning of August. As we all know, that didn’t last. Related Reading: Why Has Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Flatlined? Factors The....
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