Bitcoin Futures

There is a decline in premiums for the CME Bitcoin Futures contracts traded on a monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual basis relative to their week-on-week average. This finding is according to a recently compiled report by Arcane Research. Drop Surprise  Slated for an end of March expiry, these contracts saw a 0.60% CME increase and a 1.19% premium increase on unregulated exchanges. The June 2020 contracts on the other hand saw a drop of 2.71% and 3.29% premium and CME on…

Feb. 19 saw Bitcoin register its fifth-largest hourly price drop. From $10,214.98 it fell to $9,573.74. Its price remained hemmed below the $10,000 barrier. The decline was reminiscent of the 2017 one when it had reached its peak. Arcane Research suggests that while BTCs volume has been rising, the spot market price has drastically shifted. Again, the currency attained its peak this year.  Its daily volume moved close to $1 billion. Increasing Trading Volume On CME, the research found out…

About four months ago, CME Group announced its plans to launch Bitcoin options on futures. The platform, however, announced the opening of its options market for investors and traders. CME revealed this through its official Twitter handle, mentioning that it provides better capital efficiencies and another means of managing Bitcoin exposure. CME Group first announced the introduction of a regulated Bitcoin options market. Bakkt also delivered the product last month by opening its Bitcoin Monthly Futures Contract. Additionally, FTX also…