CME Group to launch micro Bitcoin futures in May
Institutional investors have been accessing Bitcoin via several means. CME is one of the first financial institutions to offer investors exposure to the leading cryptocurrency. The financial institutional has now gone a step further to introduce BTC futures designed for both institutional and retail traders.
Micro Bitcoin futures to launch on CME by May
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange announced yesterday that it would be launching a micro Bitcoin future by May. The futures would make it easier for institutional and retail traders to gain exposure to the leading cryptocurrency.In its blog post yesterday, CME stated that "At 1/10 the size of one bitcoin, Micro Bitcoin futures (MBT) provides an efficient, cost-effective new way to fine-tune bitcoin exposure and enhance your trading strategies. Enjoy the features of Bitcoin futures (BTC) in a smaller slice that enables traders of all sizes to manage bitcoin price risk."
The financial institution listed some of the benefits the micro BTC futures would offer to the investors. The futures allow you to trade on a regulated exchange and enjoy the price discovery of transparent futures. It also offers risk-management strategies to ensure that you limit the risks involved in trading the futures.
CME Group global head of Equity Index and Alternative Investment Products, Tim Court, highlighted his excitement with this latest development. In a press release, Court stated that "The introduction of Micro Bitcoin futures responds directly to demand for smaller-sized contracts from a broad array of clients and will offer even more choice and precision in how participants can trade regulated bitcoin futures in a transparent and efficient manner at CME Group."
Institutional investors increase interest in Bitcoin
The addition of more Bitcoin futures is a sign of increased institutional appetite in Bitcoin. The CME Bitcoin futures performed excellently in the second half of last year, rising to become the biggest bitcoin futures exchange as per open interest.CME stated that it the Micro Bitcoin futures will join the company's growing suite of cryptocurrency derivative. "The new contract will be cash-settled, based on the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate, which serves as a once-a-day reference rate of the U.S. dollar price of bitcoin. Micro Bitcoin futures will be listed on and subject to the rules of CME," the blog post concluded.
Institutional investors are finding more ways to gain access to the cryptocurrency market as they believe Bitcoin has become a very important global asset.
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