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Data from the crypto analytical firm Skew.com shows that bitcoin options are maturing much faster than the futures markets launched in December 2017. Skew’s data shows that the open interest in bitcoin options has risen significantly in the last few months. Bitcoin options “are starting to play catch up
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[sociallocker id="55298"] According to the recent data from Skew, Bitcoin options trading is becoming more popular in the market than futures or swaps.As the cryptocurrencies’ popularity grows in the trading industry, Bitcoin options trading is attracting a significant number of investors and other market participants. Despite not being in the
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[sociallocker id="55298"] The cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchange giant, OKEx has announced the inclusion of two new options trading instruments. The first one, ETH/USD options went live on June 4, and it will soon be followed by EOS/USD options on June 18. These two offerings will now join the already
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[sociallocker id="55298"] Option market traders look to be placing bets for a continued upward move in bitcoin, according to a key metric. The put-call open interest ratio, which measures the number of put options open relative to call options, fell to 0.43 on Thursday – the lowest since March 24, according
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[sociallocker id="55298"] Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives interest is putting in “fast” growth this quarter — and CME Group is leading the way for options, new data shows.According to monitoring resource Skew, the past weeks have seen CME dramatically increase its share of open interest for Bitcoin options. CME market dominance on the
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Ethereum made its third attempt to set new local highs against its Bitcoin trading pair in 2020 yesterday. This movement has shown signs of being fleeting, however, as the crypto has lost some of its momentum.Although the cryptocurrency is flashing some subtle signs of near-term weakness, it is important to
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Bitcoin’s price is gathering upward momentum as traders buy fewer put options, which are bearish bets on the top cryptocurrency. At press time, bitcoin was changing hands near $9,400, representing a 2% gain on the day, according to CryptoX’s Bitcoin Price Index. On a week-to-date basis, the cryptocurrency is now reporting
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Since the market rout on March 12, otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday,’ bitcoin futures and options contracts have seen significant demand. On May 14, CME Group saw the total number of outstanding derivatives contracts (open interest) touch a high of $142 million. Four days later, CME broke records again.
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Bitcoin’s option market continues to grow, signaling an increased influx of sophisticated traders and institutions into the crypto space.Open interest (or open positions) in options listed on the Panama-based Deribit exchange jumped to a record high of $1 billion Tuesday, according to the data provided by the crypto derivatives research firm
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The Bitcoin (BTC) options market, which is mostly dominated by Deribit and CME, gives a 9% chance for BTC to rise to it's all-time high at $20,000 by the end of 2020.Given the tendency of Bitcoin to see a prolonged rally six to eight months after a halving is activated,
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