Tagged: cme group

December 7, 2021 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, which claims to be the most diverse derivatives marketplace, has launched Micro Ether futures, further “expanding its suite of cryptocurrency derivatives offerings, and marking its second micro cryptocurrency product this year.” Tim McCourt, CME Group Global Head of Equity Index and Alternative Investment… Read More

September 29, 2021 @ 6:52 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Genesis Global Capital, a part of Genesis, a digital asset industry participant and provider of digital currency prime brokerage services, this week announced it has executed the first-ever OTC block trade of a BTIC (Basis Trade at Index Close) transaction on CME Bitcoin futures with Akuna… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, one of the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, recently revealed that it would be expanding its suite of cryptocurrency derivatives with the launch of a new Micro Bitcoin futures contract on May 3, 2021 (subject to regulatory review and approval). Micro… Read More

December 16, 2020 @ 12:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

CME Group intends to launch Ether futures starting February 8, 2021, pending necessary regulatory review. CME states that the new contract will be cash-settled, based on the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate, which serves as a once-a-day reference rate of the U.S. dollar price of… Read More

September 13, 2020 @ 9:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency spot volumes surged during August 2020, with the top tier exchanges dominating the volatile digital asset markets, according to a report from the Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange (BitMEX). The leading digital currency derivatives trading platform noted that in August 2020, the trading volumes on top-tier… Read More

May 21, 2020 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group, a global markets company and the world’s largest financial derivatives exchange with over $75 billion in assets, has reported a considerable increase in its Bitcoin (BTC) options contract volume during the past week. An options contract is an agreement… Read More

May 16, 2020 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Open interest on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) for Bitcoin (BTC) options has surged dramatically during the past few days, following the third Bitcoin halving event, which effectively reduced the cryptocurrency’s supply by 50%. An options contract is an agreement between two consenting… Read More

April 19, 2020 @ 9:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A somewhat secretive but promising hedge fund has reportedly been approved to make investments in the Bitcoin (BTC) futures markets. As noted in a document dated March 30, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has now permitted Renaissance Technologies’ Medallion Funds to offer… Read More

March 11, 2020 @ 7:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

The CME Group will close its Chicago trading floor as of the close of business Friday, March 13, 2020. Similar to many other companies, CME Group is attempting to reduce the risk of Coronavirus exposure. CME Group was quick to state that no Coronavirus cases… Read More

February 26, 2020 @ 1:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tech infrastructure developer TriOptima, a company that helps reduce costs while also lowering risk in over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets, is expanding its triResolve margin collateral management service. The extension will reportedly support automated SWIFT payments.  The new automated settlement service will provide instant connectivity to… Read More

February 3, 2020 @ 6:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, closed out January 2020 with its strongest performance in the past seven years, open interest on Bakkt surged to yet another all-time high on January 31 for physically-settled BTC futures contracts. Meanwhile, institutional traders on the CME Group prepared… Read More

December 27, 2019 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Malta-headquartered digital asset exchange OKEx has introduced Bitcoin (BTC) options trading for a certain group of crypto traders ahead of their official public launch, which is scheduled for January of next year. According to a release, OKEx claims it’s ranked third-largest out of all digital… Read More

November 12, 2019 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

CME Group will launch Bitcoin options on futures contracts starting Jan. 13, 2020, pending regulatory review. The move to allow Bitcoin options has been widely anticipated. Tim McCourt, CME Group Global Head of Equity Index and Alternative Investment Products, said that since Bitcoin futures launch… Read More

May 14, 2019 @ 8:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

It’s not only the price of Bitcoin that is seeing a rejuvenation in investor interest, but BTC Futures are also seeing some investor love too. In a tweet by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) the exchange said that CME Bitcoin futures reached an all-time record… Read More

November 5, 2018 @ 3:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced on Monday it has completed its acquisition of NEX Group, which in returned created a global markets company across futures, cash and OTC. According to CME, the combined organization enables market participants worldwide to… Read More

December 7, 2017 @ 7:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), the leading global research institute for all things Fintech, has published its fourth annual survey on UK alternative finance. According to the report, entitled Entrenching Innovation: The 4th UK Alternative Finance Industry Report, the sector of emerging financial… Read More

November 22, 2017 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, famously bashed Bitcoin back in September. The outspoken banking executive stated he would fire any JPM trader who was in the Bitcoin market as it is “against our rules and they are stupid.” Perhaps Dimon is reconsidering his shoot… Read More

November 3, 2017 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, The CME Group announced the upcoming launch of Bitcoin Futures, an event that should drive both liquidity and overall acceptance higher for the popular cryptocurrency. The creation of Bitcoin Futures by CME, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, is a significant validation… Read More

October 31, 2017 @ 10:54 am By JD Alois  |  

The CME Group has announced the launch of Bitcoin Futures, an event that should drive both liquidity and overall acceptance higher for the popular cryptocurrency. The launch is pending all regulatory requirements but expectations are this is a lock. This comes at a time when… Read More

May 25, 2017 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Booth School of Business Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago have revisited the alternative finance market once again with a benchmark study. The research which covers… Read More