TMX Group Canada to unveil crypto futures product later this year
The news from TMX Group arrives as cryptocurrencies are increasingly gaining interest from investors and companies. In response to institutional investors' concerns about the risks of trading in a new asset class, TMX Group, Canada's major stock market operator, has revealed plans to launch its first-ever crypto futures product.While speaking to Reuters, TMX Group's John McKenzie said that the firm plans to release the product on the Montreal Exchange later this year. According to Mackenzie, "more institutional investors and dealers are [...] holding more crypto assets within their....
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