Tagged: derivatives

May 11, 2025 @ 10:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strands Technologies Ltd. has reportedly reached a milestone of over $6 billion in tokenized notional by integrating Derive.xyz, a decentralized protocol for on-chain derivatives. This partnership comes at a time when trust in the space has been shaken by the past collapse and “continued aftermath… Read More

May 9, 2025 @ 11:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), founded in 2012 by Brian Armstrong, has solidified its position as a leading cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, with operations spanning jurisdictions like the UK and India. Its recent announcement to acquire Deribit, a Dubai-based crypto derivatives platform,… Read More

May 1, 2025 @ 8:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world’s derivatives and securities exchange network, announced it has begun to offer trading in its new Cboe FTSE Bitcoin Index futures. These cash-settled futures, reportedly based on the FTSE Bitcoin Reduced Value Index (Ticker: XBTF), are the latest… Read More

April 26, 2025 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group has announced plans to launch XRP futures on May 19, pending regulatory review. Market participants will have the choice to “trade both a micro-sized contract (2,500 XRP) and a larger-sized contract (50,000 XRP).” Giovanni Vicioso, Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products at CME Group…. Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 10:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a key move for the crypto derivatives market, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has announced plans to introduce Bitcoin perpetual futures in the second half of 2025. This development positions SGX as a key player in the growing integration of digital assets into traditional financial… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 6:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase Derivatives, LLC, a subsidiary of Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN), has launched XRP and nano XRP futures contracts, marking a significant expansion of its regulated crypto derivatives offerings. This move, approved by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), aims to provide both institutional and retail… Read More

April 11, 2025 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world’s derivatives and securities exchange network, announced the expansion of its Derivatives Market Intelligence team with the hiring of Wei Liao as Director, Derivatives Market Intelligence. Based in Hong Kong, Ms. Liao will lead the “buildout of Cboe’s… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 5:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Canton Network announced that Flowdesk is joining as a key participant in the development of an on-chain collateral and margin management solution for bilateral derivatives. Flowdesk joins Digital Asset, QCP, and a group of counterparties in building infrastructure “that leverages the Canton Network’s privacy-preserving… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 5:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the first quarter of 2025 draws to a close, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), one of the world’s largest digital asset exchanges in terms of trading volume and scope of operations, has recently unveiled a series of strategic developments that underscore its position as a key player… Read More

March 6, 2025 @ 1:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, the global firm focused on digital asset intelligence, is pleased to announce a partnership with Toobit, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, to streamline their AML compliance. Toobit has reportedly become one of the “fastest-growing” crypto derivatives platforms worldwide with a “24-hour combined spot and derivatives… Read More

February 3, 2025 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset exchange Kraken has been approved for a MiFID [Markets in Financial Instruments Directive] license. A MiFID license enables a firm to provide services across the EU with standardized reporting and “enhanced” transparency. Kraken gained the approval via an acquisition of a Cypriot investment… Read More

January 30, 2025 @ 2:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the derivatives marketplace, and Robinhood Derivatives, LLC, announced that some of CME Group’s most “popular” futures products have started rolling out on the Robinhood mobile app. Over the coming weeks, eligible Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) customers in the U.S. will have access to futures products… Read More

November 25, 2024 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the derivatives and securities exchange network, announced plans to launch the first cash-settled index options related to the price of spot Bitcoin beginning Monday, December 2. Listed and traded on Cboe Options Exchange, these options will reportedly be SEC-regulated… Read More

November 3, 2024 @ 4:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) whose share prices fell significantly this past week after announcing weaker than expected earnings also revealed that it will be rolling out Silver (SLR) and Stellar (XLM) Futures from Coinbase Derivatives. Coinbase, which remains the largest crypto exchange in the… Read More

October 14, 2024 @ 2:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the derivatives and securities exchange network, announced its Options on Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) Futures (Ticker: UX) are planned to begin trading on Cboe Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) on October 14. The Options on VIX Futures will aim to… Read More

July 26, 2024 @ 12:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) reported financial results for the second quarter of 2024. The company reported revenue “of $1.5 billion and operating income of $1.0 billion for the second quarter of 2024.” CME Group further noted that net income “was $883 million and diluted… Read More

July 9, 2024 @ 2:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the derivatives marketplace, announced the appointment of Mike Dennis as Global Head, Fixed Income. In this position, Dennis will oversee “the company’s largest, most actively traded global benchmark futures and options contracts on SOFR and U.S. Treasuries, including the 30-year bond, 10-, 5-… Read More

June 25, 2024 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper, a firm focused on digital asset custody, collateral management and prime services, is delighted to have partnered with Kraken MTF, the UK FCA-authorized crypto derivatives exchange in Europe, in order to “provide off-exchange settlement for institutional clients.” To actively trade digital assets, institutional investors… Read More

June 22, 2024 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the derivatives marketplace, announced its foreign exchange (FX) futures reached an all-time single-day volume record of 3.26 million contracts (equivalent to $314B notional) on June 12. The previous record of 3.15 million contracts ($296B notional) was “set on March 8, 2023.” In addition,… Read More

June 13, 2024 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the derivatives and securities exchange network, announced it is expanding its collaboration with FTSE Russell, a global index provider, to drive products in the digital assets space. This new initiative builds on Cboe and FTSE Russell’s longstanding relationship and… Read More