Futures

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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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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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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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'Father of Financial Futures' Seeks Cryptocurrency Hardware Patent
A U.S. economist and businessman known for his work in advancing futures contracts is seeking a cryptocurrency hardware patent.
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BitVC Swaps 'Socialized' Futures Losses for New Risk System
Huobi's bitcoin futures trading platform BitVC has replaced the unpopular socialized losses risk system with 'automatic counterparty deleveraging'.
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Huobi's BitVC Uses Trader Profits to Cover Futures Loss
Bitcoin margin trading comes under scrutiny as BitVC takes 46% of traders' profits to cover a 3,000 BTC loss.
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OKCoin Introduces Bitcoin Futures Trading to Mobile Android App
OKCoin has added new features to its Android mobile app, including futures trading and candlestick charts.
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BitVC Kicks Off Bitcoin Futures Platform with Trading Contest
Huobi's BitVC exchange platform is launching its futures trading feature with a competition to get users involved.
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