Futures

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Bitcoin Futures Launch Could Revive ETF Push, CBOE Says
Cboe may use information gleaned from futures trading to make a case to the Securities and Exchange Commission to allow bitcoin-linked ETF.
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The Threat of Bitcoin Futures
Should the prospect of regulated futures trading be pushing up the bitcoin price? CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson isn't quite so sure.
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Tokyo Financial Exchange Planning Bitcoin Futures Launch
A futures exchange in Tokyo is reportedly taking the first steps toward launching bitcoin-related products.
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Bitcoin Futures: Make Way for a New Kind of Whale
A rude awakening? That might be what's in store for the bitcoin market's so-called whales according to trader Lanre Sarumi.
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Trade
CBOE to Begin Bitcoin Futures Trading December 10
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has announced that its planned bitcoin futures product will begin trading on Dec. 10.
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CME ethereum futures
CME's Bitcoin Futures Likely to Start Trading December 11
CME Group's planned bitcoin futures product could start trading on Dec. 11, according to the firm's website.
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Swiss Firms to Let Traders Short Bitcoin With New Futures Products
Swiss bank Vontobel and Leonteq Securities announced that they will start trading Switzerland’s first two mini futures to short bitcoin on Friday.
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Doc
Brokerage Chief: Bitcoin Futures Must Be Quarantined
A well-known electronic brokerage firm is issuing dire warnings against the CME Group's plan to launch a bitcoin futures contract next month.
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CME CEO: Bitcoin Futures Could Begin Trading As Soon As December
CME chairman and CEO Terry Duffy has said that the derivatives exchange operator could list a planned bitcoin futures product as early as next month.
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Market
Two More Bitcoin Futures ETFs Are Up for SEC Approval
A growing number of companies are looking to launch ETFs tied to bitcoin derivatives contracts, public records show.
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