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Binance to List Options Contracts for Litecoin

Binance said user demand prompted the new listing.

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Bitcoin Options Investors Are Starting to Hedge Against Potential Price Pullback

The one-month implied volatility, which is influenced by the demand for call and put options, jumped from roughly 55% to a four-month high of 70.5% in the past two days, suggesting increased expectations for price turbulence over the next four weeks.

That's quite a hedge.

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Bitcoin’s Options Market Shows Strongest Bullish Mood on Record

Bitcoin's options market is in the midst of its strongest bullish sentiment on record as the cryptocurrency rallies to three-year highs.

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Deribit Sees Record Bitcoin Options Volume as Activity in $36K Calls Surge

Daily volume for bitcoin options have hit lifetime highs on crypto derivatives exchange Deribit.

Good luck hitting that long shot.

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Bitcoin Traders Can Now Bet on $40K Price With New Deribit Options

Options at a $40,000 strike price expiring in March 2021 and June 2021 went live on Deribit early on Friday

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Bitcoin’s Options Market Sees Just 6% Chance of $20K Before Year's End

At press time, bitcoin was seeing a 6% probability of bitcoin trading above the historical 2017 all-time high of $20,000 by the end of December.

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Bitcoin Price Hits Two-Month High Above $12,300

Bitcoin's price clocked two-month highs above $12,370 on Wednesday. The options market expects a continued rally.

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Bitcoin Options Volume on CME Jumps 300% as Traders Take Bullish Bets

Trading volumes for CME bitcoin options surged as traders made bull call spreads, anticipating a rally.

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Bitcoin's Options Market Retains Long-Term Bull Bias Despite Sluggish Price

Options market data suggests the longer-term path of least resistance for bitcoin is to the higher side.

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Bitcoin Options Open Interest Hits Record High in Expiry Week

Bitcoin's options market is more popular than ever with record open interest of more than $2.10 billion.

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