Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) has announced that Cboe bitcoin futures (XBT) began trading exactly as planned at 5:00 p.m. CT on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at the start of Global Trading Hours. The opening price for XBT was $15,000 and 890 contracts were traded by 7:15 p.m. CT. Monday, December 11, will be…
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After seamlessly blasting through the $10,000 mark and setting an all-time high of $11,395 early last week, Bitcoin prices came back down to earth and leveled out at just above $9,000 on Thursday and Friday, beginning what looked to be a possibly uncertain December for the ever-popular cryptocurrency. But not to worry. Once again, it…
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CME Group is now in the process of launching the first bitcoin futures and the event is scheduled to take place by December 18, 2017. This will eventually put an end to doubts whether the derivatives "giant" will trust that the new bitcoin-related product will be successful or not. What is more, CME reported that…
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) just announced that Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE) has filed a product certification with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to offer bitcoin futures trading. The product certification is subject to regulatory review. Cboe has also released its trading volumes today and reported increasing usage of new Complex Order Options…
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New contract to provide regulated trading venue for cryptocurrency futures market Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) just announced that it has self-certified the initial listing of its Bitcoin futures contract to launch Monday, December 18, 2017. We are pleased to bring Bitcoin futures to market after working closely with the CFTC and market…
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After Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, slammed bitcoin as a "fraud", JPMorgan is now reportedly heading to bitcoin futures, once CME launches the product in early December, 2017, according to CNBC. A report from Wall Street Journal reads: "J.P. Morgan is considering whether to provide its clients access to CME's new bitcoin product through…
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Man Group, the world's largest publicly traded hedge fund company, reporting $103.5 billion in funds under management as of September 2017, announced its readiness to add Bitcoin to its portfolio. The CEO of Man Group, Luke Ellis, expressed his positive opinion on Bitcoin and its potential addition to the products the hedge fund manages, especially if…
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This might be the sign that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have finally arrived as real tradable commodities that are here to stay. And, that the ‘establishment’ is finally buying in. Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) has announced that it intends to launch Bitcoin Futures in the fourth quarter of 2017, pending all relevant regulatory…
Read moreLedgerX has applied for registration with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a swap execution facility and a derivatives clearing organization. LedgerX intends to initially list bitcoin option contracts...
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