The Future Of Bitcoin Futures

By Colin Lloyd and James Michael Blakemore (December 13, 2017, 4:45 PM EST) -- On Dec. 1, 2017, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that three futures exchanges — the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., the CBOE Futures Exchange and the Cantor Exchange — self-certified that they will be listing futures contracts (CME and CBOE) and options (Cantor) referencing bitcoin. Trading in bitcoin futures commenced at the CBOE on Dec. 10 and will commence on CME on Dec. 18, with Cantor's options trading to follow. Listing these contracts will allow both institutional and retail investors to obtain long or short exposure to bitcoin without buying or selling the underlying bitcoin itself....

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