Around 29,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, Nov. 22, and they have a notional value of around $2.84 billion. Today’s options expiry is slightly smaller in magnitude than last week’s, but spot crypto markets are on fire, with peak prices being hit by several assets. A huge $9 billion expiry event will occur…
Around 38,500 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, Nov. 15, and they have a notional value of around $3.4 billion. Today’s options expiry is pretty similar in magnitude to last week’s, as markets have remained buoyant for most of the week. However, analysts have cautioned that a correction is due following the largest rally…
Approximately 48,700 Bitcoin options contracts are expiring on Friday, Nov. 8, with a notional value of around $3.7 billion. Today’s options expiry is much larger than last week’s following a period of increased volumes and volatility on markets, which have been boosted by Donald Trump’s presidential victory in the United States and the premise of…
Approximately 28,000 Bitcoin options contracts are expiring on Friday, Nov. 1, with a notional value of around $2 billion. Today’s options expiry is much smaller than last week’s month-end event, which saw more than double the value of BTC options expiring. Therefore, its impact on spot markets is likely to be muted. Bitcoin Options Expiry…
Around 62,600 Bitcoin options contracts are expiring on Friday, Oct. 25, with a notional value of around $4.26 billion. Today’s options expiry is a month-end event, which makes it much larger than regular weekly expiries. Moreover, spot markets have been in decline since their high on Monday, so can the trend be reversed? Bitcoin Options Expiry…
It is speculated that BUIDL will be a strong competitor in the market in the near future because of its liquidity and stability. BUIDL works differently from any other stablecoin available in the market as it pays interest to the holders. Komainu, a digital asset custody solution provider, commented that clients who will be investing…
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, is reportedly seeking to disrupt the $3 trillion crypto derivatives market by pushing to have its BUIDL token accepted as collateral. Discussions are ongoing with major exchanges like Binance and Deribit. The token’s interest-paying structure could appeal to institutional investors seeking alternative collateral options in the growing derivatives sector….
Around 18,500 Bitcoin options contracts are expiring on Friday, Oct. 18, with a notional value of around $1.26 billion. Today’s options expiry is very similar to last week’s, with declining volatility resulting in smaller expiry events. For this reason, the impact on spot markets is likely to be minimal. However, there is a large $4…
Around 18,800 Bitcoin options contracts will be expiring on Friday, Oct. 11, with a notional value of around $1.1 billion. Today’s options expiry is very similar to last week’s as implied volatility declines, and expiry events are now smaller. Therefore, it is unlikely to impact spot markets, which have been retreating this week. Bitcoin Options…
Deribit has announced the launch of the US Yield Coin (USYC) from Hashnote as a new yield-bearing cross-margin collateral option. USYC, an ERC-20 token backed by reverse repurchase agreements on U.S. Government Securities, provides traders with a stable and flexible collateral option that generates daily yield. The assets are secured in a segregated account at…
Approximately 17,400 Bitcoin options contracts are due for expiry on Friday, Oct. 4. These contracts have a notional value of around $1 billion. Today’s options expiry is much smaller than last week’s mammoth end-of-the-month and end-of-the-quarter event, so it is unlikely to impact spot markets, which have been retreating this week. Bitcoin Options Expiry This…
Around 20,000 Bitcoin options contracts are due for expiry on Friday, Sept. 20. These crypto derivatives have a notional value of around $1.26 billion. Today’s options expiry is very similar in size to last week’s expiry event, which did not have much of an impact on crypto spot markets. Next week’s expiry is an end-of-month…
Around 23,000 Bitcoin options contracts are due for expiry on Friday, Sept. 13. These derivatives have a notional value of around $1.34 billion. Today’s options expiry is roughly double the size of last week’s expiry event, so the impact on dampened crypto spot markets may be greater. Bitcoin Options Expiry This week’s batch of Bitcoin…
Around 13,500 Bitcoin options contracts are due for expiry on Friday, September 6, with a notional value of around $776 million. Today’s options expiry is relatively small compared to last week’s end-of-month expiry, so the impact on spot markets is likely to be minimal. Bitcoin Options Expiry This week’s tranche of Bitcoin options contracts has…
Around 62,000 Bitcoin options contracts are due for expiry on Friday, August 30. They have a notional value of around $3.65 billion. Today’s options expiry event is a large one due to it being the end of the month. However, spot markets are rarely rattled by these derivatives developments which serve more as an indication…
Around 18,400 Bitcoin options contracts are due for expiry on Friday, August 23. They have a notional value of around $1.1 billion. Today’s options expiry event is a little smaller than last week’s, so its impact on spot markets is likely to be limited. The much larger month-end expiry event next week has a notional…