Derivatives


Finance

FTX US Joins International Swaps and Derivatives Association

The crypto exchange plans to work with the association to build up crypto derivatives markets in the U.S. and around the world, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted.

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Finance

Crypto.com to Acquire Nadex, Small Exchange From IG Group for $216M

The deal for the trading platforms will enable Crypto.com to offer certain derivatives and futures products to U.S.-based customers.

Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek speaks at RISE 2018 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Finance

Hxro Raises $34M on Promise of Derivatives Trading Infrastructure for Solana

TradFi stalwart Susquehanna International Group and DeFi upstart Jump Crypto co-led the network’s latest token round.

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Markets

Open Positions in Ether ‘Calls’ Hits 1 Million Mark as Traders Pile Onto Higher Strike Options

Open interest in ETH call options, or bullish bets, is twice more than that in puts.

ETH open interest in calls and puts (Laevitas)

Policy

Dubai Issues Rules for Security, Derivatives Tokens

The regulator also plans to roll out rules for exchange and utility tokens as well as stablecoins.

Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)

Finance

Huobi Japan Gets Regulators’ Go-Ahead to Offer Derivatives

Japan’s top financial watchdog has some of the strictest rules for crypto in the world.

Tokyo's Shinjuku neighborhood (segawa7/Shutterstock)

Finance

PsyOptions Raises $3.5M for Options Liquidity Mining and NFT Derivatives

A Solana-based options platform from a pair of twin brothers has raised $3.5 million in an initial funding round.

A screen showing the German DAX Index during a trading session on the floor of Frankfurt stock exchange.

Finance

With $8.5M in Funding, Can Strips Finance Make DeFi Derivatives Click?

The funding round for the Arbitrum-based platform included Sequoia Capital India and Multicoin Capital.

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Markets

Dying for a Bitcoin Futures ETF? Watch Out for ‘Contango Bleed’

There’s a downside to SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s preference for an exchange-traded fund focused on bitcoin futures. But it’s unlikely to deter investors.

A little-known risk of a bitcoin futures ETF is that it could bleed investor returns. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Futures Premium on CME Surges, Hinting At Institutional Demand

A futures-based ETF, if approved, could bring more buying pressure for the CME futures.

CME Group headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Friday Feb. 5, 2021. CME Group Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 10. Photographer: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images