CME Group premiers ETH futures options trading as the world braces for The Merge
EthereumPinangunahan ng CME Group ang ETH futures options trading habang ang mundo ay sumusulong para sa The Merge09 / 13 / 2022Balita ng Ethereum ng Bitcoin Derivatives marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME Group) anounced the launch of options trading for its Ether (ETH) futures products Monday — the same week as the expected Ethereum Merge. The launch of the new futures contract is “well timed,” CME Group global head of equity and FX products Tim McCourt sinabi in a statement. He not: “As market participants anticipate the upcoming Ethereum Merge, a potentially game-changing update of one of the largest cryptocurrency networks, interest in Ether derivatives is surging.” CME Group, the worlds leading derivatives marketplace, anounced its intention to launch futures options Aug. 18. The contracts will deliver one Ether future at 50 ETH per contract, based on a reference rate of the U.S. dollar price of Ethe updated daily. The new contracts join a lineup of existing CME Group products. The group launched the first Bitcoin futures contract in December 2017. Its Bitcoin (BTC) and ETH derivatives contracts saw record-high interest in the second quarter of this year, despite the crypto winter. Just-In: Tinatanggal ng CME ang Regulatory Hurdle, Inilunsad ang Ether (ETH) Options Ahead