CME Group To Launch Euro-based Bitcoin & Ether Futures

Within the official announcement, CME Group revealed that it’s searching for regulatory evaluate to launch euro-denominated Bitcoin and Ether (ETH) futures. 

The contract measurement for Bitcoins and Ether futures shall be 5 BTC and 50 ETH per contract respectively. Each contracts listed on the platform shall be cash-settled, primarily based on the CME CF Bitcoin-Euro Reference Fee and CME CF Ether-Euro Reference Fee.

Our Bitcoin Euro and Ether Euro futures contracts will present purchasers with extra exact instruments to commerce and hedge publicity to the 2 largest cryptocurrencies by market cap,” mentioned Tim McCourt, World Head of Fairness and FX Merchandise, CME Group. 

He added, “Euro-denominated cryptocurrencies are the second highest traded fiat behind the U.S. greenback. 12 months-to-date, the EMEA area represents 28% of whole Bitcoin and Ether futures contracts traded, up greater than 5% versus 2021.”

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In keeping with Edmond Goh, Head of Buying and selling at B2C2. euro-denominated Bitcoin and Ether futures will fulfill the rising demand for non-USD derivatives. He acknowledged that the corporate strives to supply liquid markets for digital property.

World enterprise dealer, TP ICAP additionally raised help for crypto property product from CME Group.

Sam Newman, Digital Property Head of Brokering at TP ICAP acknowledged that “Curiosity in cryptoassets has seen enormous development, and these new euro-denominated futures contracts will assist additional increase the accessibility and utility of cryptoasset derivatives, significantly inside Europe.”