Derivatives


Policy

Huobi to End Crypto Derivatives Trading in New Zealand

The Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange cited "local compliance policies."

(Shutterstock)

Finance

Institutional Investors Are Increasingly Using Crypto Options Trading to Hedge Their Bets in Bear Market

Options trading volume has risen on crypto exchanges, and even miners are using options strategies to muddle through the current uncertain environment.

Crypto options trading has been rising. (Alistair Berg/Getty Images)

Markets

Crypto Derivative Trading Volume Rose for First Time in 4 Months as Market Rallied in July

While leverage boosts returns, it exposes traders to forced liquidations, which inject volatility into the market.

Turnover in the crypto derivatives market jumped to $3.12 trillion in July. (CryptoCompare)

Finance

Crypto Options Trading on Solana Has Mostly Fizzled. A New DEX Has a Plan to Change That

OptiFi went live Monday, bringing portfolio margining to the Solana options trading ecosystem.

OptiFi's pseudonymous developer Pentameal at work. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether's Deepest 'Backwardation' Since 2020 Crash Shows Traders Prepping for Ethereum PoW Split

Traders have been buying ETH in the spot market and selling ether futures to withstand volatility, creating the unusual dynamic.

Ether futures trade at a discount to spot prices ahead of the Merge. (LauraTara/Pixabay)

Markets

CME to Roll Out Euro-Denominated Bitcoin and Ether Futures on Aug. 29

The launch of the contracts could accelerate the ongoing institutionalization of the crypto market.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange will soon offer euro-denominated bitcoin and ether futures contracts. (Source: 12019/Pixabay)

Markets

Ether Flips Bitcoin in Options Market for the First Time

Put-call ratio has dipped to a yearly low, indicating bullish momentum, Deribit's Luuk Strijers said.

Notional open interest in ether and bitcoin options traded on Deribit (Source: Deribit)

Markets

Interest in Ether Options Rises to Record as Traders Bet on 'Merge'

"A few hedge fund names have been large buyers of the ETH calls," one trading firm noted.

Renewed interest in ether bullish plays drives ether options open interest higher. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

Markets

Options Signal Ether Strength for First Time in 6 Months

Some traders are buying large amounts of call options, one market observer said.

Charts show a renewed bullish bias in the ether options market. (Skew)

Markets

DEX Contango Pushes Retro Alternative to Perps With 'Expirable Futures'

The decentralized exchange said it will launch a beta version later in the summer after undergoing security audits.

Expiring futures contracts, a legacy of physical commodity pits, are coming to a decentralized crypto exchange. (Jeremy Kemp via Wikipedia, modified by CoinDesk)