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Deribit Adding Options to Allow Bitcoin Traders to Bet on Rally to $120K and Beyond

A week ago last Thursday, Deribit made news by introducing call and put options at the $100,000 strike price.

Markets  ·  26 December 2020
Bitcoin

Deribit’s New Options Allow Bitcoin Traders to Bet on Rally to $100K

Options at the $100,000 strike price expiring on Sept. 24, 2021, went live on Deribit Thursday.

Markets  ·  18 December 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Options Market Skews Bearish as Spot Price Loses Ground

Bitcoin's fall toward $18,000 has revived demand for short-dated put options as a way to hedge downside risk.

Markets  ·  9 December 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Options Market Suggests Investors Preparing for All-Time High

Options investors appear to be eyeing more gains for the top cryptocurrency, which is now just 2.8% below a record high.

Markets  ·  25 November 2020
CoinFlash

Binance to List Options Contracts for Litecoin

Binance said user demand prompted the new listing.

Markets  ·  24 November 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Options Market Shows Strongest Bullish Mood on Record

Bitcoin's options market is in the midst of its strongest bullish sentiment on record as the cryptocurrency rallies to three-year highs.

Markets  ·  12 November 2020
Bitcoin

Deribit Sees Record Bitcoin Options Volume as Activity in $36K Calls Surge

Daily volume for bitcoin options have hit lifetime highs on crypto derivatives exchange Deribit.

Markets  ·  30 October 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Traders Can Now Bet on $40K Price With New Deribit Options

Options at a $40,000 strike price expiring in March 2021 and June 2021 went live on Deribit early on Friday

Markets  ·  30 October 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Options Market Sees Just 6% Chance of $20K Before Year’s End

At press time, bitcoin was seeing a 6% probability of bitcoin trading above the historical 2017 all-time high of $20,000 by the end of December.

Markets  ·  29 October 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Price Hits Two-Month High Above $12,300

Bitcoin's price clocked two-month highs above $12,370 on Wednesday. The options market expects a continued rally.

Markets  ·  21 October 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Options Volume on CME Jumps 300% as Traders Take Bullish Bets

Trading volumes for CME bitcoin options surged as traders made bull call spreads, anticipating a rally.

Markets  ·  8 October 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Options Market Retains Long-Term Bull Bias Despite Sluggish Price

Options market data suggests the longer-term path of least resistance for bitcoin is to the higher side.

Markets  ·  6 October 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Options Open Interest Hits Record High in Expiry Week

Bitcoin's options market is more popular than ever with record open interest of more than $2.10 billion.

Markets  ·  24 September 2020
CoinFlash

Delta Exchange Claims First With Crypto Options Settled in Tether Stablecoin

The cryptocurrency derivatives platform now offers put and call options contracts settled in the stablecoin tether (USDT).

Markets  ·  17 September 2020
CoinFlash

New Bitcoin Options App Raises $4.7M in Round Led by Pantera Capital

PowerTrade is a new mobile-based cryptocurrency options trading platform set to launch this year.

Business  ·  17 September 2020