UK Crypto Derivatives Ban Seen Having Limited Effect on Small Market

The Financial Conduct Authority ban on the sale of derivatives and exchange-traded notes was passed in October.

The ban placed by financial regulators in the United Kingdom on the sale of crypto derivatives to retail traders is now in force. On Wednesday, the decision by the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority to ban crypto futures and exchange-traded notes finally went into effect.The FCA initially announced the ban back in October 2020 following a year-long consideration of the matter. At the time, the FCA argued that crypto derivatives were ill-suited to retail investors who were at risk of incurring significant losses.Commenting on the decision as the ban went into effect on Wednesday,....

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The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives products to retail investors in a move that it says will save the targeted customers £53 million ($68.9 million) in losses each year. The ban comes into effect on January 6, 2021. In a statement on October 6, the regulator declared that the sale, marketing, and distribution of any derivatives including contracts for difference, options, futures, and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) by any local or foreign company operating in the U.K. is banned. The Authority said derivatives based on....

Crypto.com aims to offer derivatives and futures products to its U.S. customers with the acquisition of Nadex and the Small Exchange. Global crypto exchange Crypto.com is looking to strengthen its foothold in the United States with the acquisition of IG Group's stakes in two exchange platforms.Crypto.com announced that it is purchasing the U.S.-regulated North American Derivatives Exchange (Nadex) and the Small Exchange for a reported $216 million. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2022, following regulatory approval. Both based in Chicago, Nadex offers retail investors....