First Mover Americas: CME Futures Open Interest Hints at Bitcoin Bottom, Ether Breaks Out
The latest moves in crypto markets in context for March 21, 2022.
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Mar 21, 2022 at 1:21 p.m. UTC
Mar 21, 2022
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CME Group to Offer Micro Crypto Options After Introducing Futures
The options trading debut comes after the derivatives marketplace added micro bitcoin and ether futures last year.
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Mar 1, 2022 at 3:27 p.m. UTC
Mar 1, 2022
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Fed Funds Futures Contracts Data Suggests Investors Are Predicting Less Hawkish Move by the Fed
A chart from CME’s FedWatch Tool shows how the market is predicting the Federal Reserve’s next move at its upcoming March 16 meeting. Earlier this month, the market expected m...
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Feb 25, 2022 at 9:30 p.m. UTC
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Paradigm Offering 'Futures Spread Orderbooks' on Deribit and Bybit
Futures spread trading is considered less risky compared with futures contracts but there are still risks.
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Feb 2, 2022 at 7:45 p.m. UTC
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CME Trades 100K Contracts of Micro Ether Futures in First Two Weeks
The micro ether contracts are off to a slow start compared with early activity in micro bitcoin futures launched on May 3.
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Dec 22, 2021 at 10:47 a.m. UTC
Dec 22, 2021
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CME Group Introduces Micro Ether Futures
Similar to the micro bitcoin futures launched in May, micro ether futures are 1/10 of one ETH.
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Dec 6, 2021 at 4:11 p.m. UTC
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CME to Launch Micro ETH Futures on Dec. 6
The Micro Ether Futures will be cash-settled and based on the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate.
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Nov 2, 2021 at 2:11 p.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2021
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CME Leveraged Funds Raise Bets Against Bitcoin to Record High as Futures Premium Spikes
Earlier this month, analysts had warned of renewed interest in cash and carry arbitrage.
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Oct 26, 2021 at 9:57 p.m. UTC
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CME Leveraged Funds Raise Bets Against Bitcoin to Record High as Futures Premium Spikes
Leveraged funds on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) raised their bets against bitcoin, rising to a record high in the week ended Oct. 19, possibly to profit from the wide...
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Oct 26, 2021 at 9:04 p.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2021
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ProShares Seeks Waiver From CME for Position Limits on New Bitcoin Futures ETF: Report
If CME doesn’t yield, ProShares’ options include shifting assets into later-dated contracts or potentially investing in crypto-related equities.
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Oct 25, 2021 at 4:42 p.m. UTC
Oct 25, 2021