NinjaTrader and Tradovate now offer Nano Bitcoin futures from Coinbase Derivatives Exchange LeapRate

June 27, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

NinjaTrader and Tradovate now offer Nano Bitcoin futures from Coinbase Derivatives Exchange

Boris Ilyevsky, Head of Coinbase Derivatives Exchange, said: NinjaTrader's reputation within the retail futures sector is unparalleled, and Tradovate has collaborated with us from day one by sharing our values in creating best-in-class products for their customers. We couldn't be more excited to continue our partnership with them and innovate on new products together for…

July 07, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Crypto Facilities secures MTF license in the UK

Jesse Powell, CEO and Cofounder of Kraken said: We undergo these licensing efforts because Kraken is about making crypto accessible for everyone. This particular license means that a sophisticated class of investors, limited by their own requirements to interface with a regulated venue such as an MTF, will now have access to crypto derivatives in…

January 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exclusive: Physically delivered bitcoin futures hit markets in 2019: Interview with Cristian Gil

LeapRate Exclusive... Coin Futures and CoinFLEX will be offering futures contracts as soon as next month to the Asian market. The new contracts will provide possible leverage of up to 20 times. Such physical futures contracts are considered to be more valuable, as the value is tied to an underlying asset, rather than fiat currency.…

January 08, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CoinFLEX to offer physical bitcoin futures to Asian investors next month

Coin Futures and Lending Exchange, or CoinFLEX for short, has announced that it will be offering futures contracts as soon as next month to the Asian market. The new contracts for Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Ethereum will provide possible leverage of up to 20 times. All futures traded on the exchange will be physically-delivered. Such…

December 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bakkt is coming Q1 for BTC futures, backed by the parent of the NYSE

Despite recent tumbling prices and a mild recovery in the crypto space, optimism is growing over major projects that plan to go live in 2019. One of the major programs will be Bakkt. Its platform “will allow institutional customers to perform various operations with digital assets as part of a seamless global network”. The mastermind…

November 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nasdaq to pursue BTC Futures despite plunging prices

Nasdaq Inc. has informed the public that, despite headlines this week and plunging prices, it is moving ahead with its plan to list Bitcoin futures, according to Bloomberg. The New York exchange operator, along with the VanEck company, plans to launch bitcoin futures in the first quarter of 2019. Despite lofty hopes that Bitcoin futures would…

April 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe conducts April settlement of Cboe Bitcoin Futures

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) has announced the settlement of the April expiry Cboe bitcoin (XBT) futures, the fourth contract settlement conducted since its launch in December. The settlement price was $8,055.68, as determined by the 4:00 p.m. ET Gemini1 Exchange bitcoin auction. Cboe bitcoin futures, the first regulated futures of their kind, launched…

March 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe conducts March settlement of Cboe Bitcoin Futures XBT

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) has just announced the settlement of the March expiry Cboe bitcoin (XBT) futures, the third contract settlement conducted since its launch in December. The settlement price was $8,236.11, as determined by the 4:00 p.m. ET Gemini1 Exchange bitcoin auction. Cboe bitcoin futures, the first regulated futures of their kind,…

January 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe conducts first settlement of Cboe bitcoin futures

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) today announced the settlement of January expiry Cboe bitcoin (XBT) future. The settlement price was $10,900.00, as determined by the 4:00 p.m. ET Gemini Exchange bitcoin auction. Cboe XBT futures, the first regulated futures of their kind, launched on December 10, 2017, and a total of over 124,000 contracts…

December 18, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Canadian regulators warn of risks in cryptocurrency futures

Pan-Canadian financial regulator Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published a notice reminding dealers and investors of the inherent risks associated with products linked to cryptocurrencies, including futures contracts. While these contracts may be traded on regulated exchanges and may be cleared by regulated central counterparties, the fact remains that their high level of risk will not be…

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