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CME Bitcoin Options Flatline After Record Growth in June
Less than 0.2% of Friday's daily options trading happened on CME, according to data from Skew.
Bitcoin options trading on CME has flatlined after the exchange experienced massive growth and a record-breaking expiry last month.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
- CME’s bitcoin options open interest has grown barely 10% in July to $167 million at last check.
- Less than 0.2% of Friday’s aggregate bitcoin options trading occurred on CME, according to Skew.
- Open interest on Deribit, which represented 93% of Friday's bitcoin options trading volume, has grown roughly 30% in July to $1.1 billion, down from $1.3 billion before the June expiry.
- CME bitcoin options market grew 10x within a 30-day period between May and June on the heels of record-breaking growth in its bitcoin futures market.
- Bitcoin is the only cryptocurrency traded on CME Group, and the exchange currently has no plans to launch additional cryptocurrency markets.
Zack Voell
Zack Voell is a financial writer with extensive experience in cryptocurrency research and technical writing. He has previously worked with leading cryptocurrency data and technology firms, including Messari and Blockstream. His work (and tweets) has appeared in The New York Times, Financial Times, The Independent and more. He owns bitcoin.
