Tagged: derivatives

May 4, 2026 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payward Inc., the company behind the well-known cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has now wrapped up its purchase of Bitnomial. The deal equips Payward with a complete, fully licensed derivatives operation in the United States that was purpose-built from the ground up for digital assets rather than… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 9:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) announced on April 7, 2026 that it had obtained a financial services license from Australia’s authorities via its local business entity. The digital assets exchange stated in its update that it is the first among its competitors to acquire the Australian Financial Services… Read More

March 13, 2026 @ 3:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase Prime, the institutional arm of US based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), has rolled out a major upgrade designed to streamline trading for professional investors. The platform now offers unified cross-margin functionality that spans spot markets, traditional derivatives, and regulated perpetual futures contracts. This update integrates… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 9:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In response to surging institutional interest in digital assets, CME Group, the world’s derivatives marketplace, announced it will introduce continuous around-the-clock trading for its regulated cryptocurrency futures and options products. The expanded schedule is scheduled to take effect on May 29, 2026, subject to regulatory… Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Polynomial Chain and Polynomial Trade have issued a statement announcing their cessation of operations. The company stated they were “shutting down instead of launching a token for a dying product.” Polynomial is a DeFi platform for onchain derivatives. The company claims to have served over… Read More

December 16, 2025 @ 4:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the world’s derivatives marketplace, launched Spot-Quoted XRP and SOL futures. According to the announcement, spot-quoted XRP and SOL futures will now aim to complement the existing Spot-Quoted Bitcoin and Ether futures, and are also available to trade “across the four major U.S. equity… Read More

December 16, 2025 @ 2:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, and CME Group, the world’s derivatives marketplace, announced progress on their efforts to “extend their existing cross-margining arrangement to end-user clients.” Specifically, the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation… Read More

December 7, 2025 @ 4:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitnomial, Inc., a U.S. derivatives exchange company, announces the planned launch of the leveraged retail spot crypto exchange operating under CFTC regulation via its Designated Contract Market (DCM), Bitnomial Exchange, LLC, and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), Bitnomial Clearinghouse, LLC. Retail and institutional traders benefit from… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 4:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the world’s derivatives marketplace, announced that its Cryptocurrency futures and options suite achieved an all-time daily volume record of 794,903 contracts on November 21. The new high now reportedly overtakes the previous record of “728,475 contracts set on Aug 22, 2025.” Giovanni Vicioso,… Read More

October 31, 2025 @ 1:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralized derivatives platform dYdX is reportedly preparing to enter the US markets by the end of 2025, according to recent update from Reuters. Eddie Zhang, the president at dYdX, shared with the outlet that it is vital for the platform to have an offering in… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 12:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world’s derivatives and securities exchange network, announced the appointment of two industry veterans to spearhead its Derivatives and Data businesses. Rob Hocking rejoins as Executive Vice President, Global Head of Derivatives, and Brian McElligott joins as Senior Vice… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 11:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the world’s derivatives marketplace, announced that its cryptocurrency futures and options will be available to trade 24 hours a day, 7 days a week beginning in early 2026, “pending regulatory review.” Tim McCourt, Global Head of Equities, FX and Alternative Products at CME… Read More

October 1, 2025 @ 6:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FalconX, the institutional digital asset prime broker, announces a strategic partnership with Marex, the diversified financial services platform, to provide each firms’ clients with access to digital asset derivatives on both the CME and digital asset-native exchanges. This new partnership aims to provide select “non-US… Read More

September 28, 2025 @ 12:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com announced on September 26, 2025 that it has obtained key approvals from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for margined derivatives. This development positions the Singapore-based exchange as a frontrunner in delivering compliant, leveraged trading products to American users, amid a broader push… Read More

September 22, 2025 @ 6:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets platform Kraken continues to focus on product developing and technology advancements in an effort to improve trading and investing. Recently, the San Francisco-based exchange unveiled several updates: Kraken Launch for early token sales, xStocks integration on Kraken Pro for tokenized equities, and Kraken… Read More

September 12, 2025 @ 2:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the world’s derivatives marketplace, has recently announced several developments that indicate its commitment to product development and tech advancements. On September 9, 2025, CME Group launched a new suite of analytics tools designed to support volatility traders in an increasingly active options market…. Read More

September 11, 2025 @ 2:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a derivatives and securities exchange network, announced a series of initiatives that underscore its commitment to growth in the global financial marketplace. From launching continuous futures for Bitcoin and Ether to reporting robust trading volumes, appointing new leadership, and… Read More

August 17, 2025 @ 2:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is focused on enhancing user experience and broaden its market presence with transformative updates planned for Q3 and Q4 of 2025. The company recently announced a roadmap to streamline account restriction processes and improve usability, alongside the acquisition of Deribit, the world’s crypto… Read More

July 11, 2025 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) announced the acquisition of the leadership team from Opyn Markets, a decentralized finance (DeFi) derivatives protocol. This acqui-hire, revealed on July 11, 2025, underscores Coinbase’s commitment to advancing its onchain markets infrastructure and accelerating the integration of decentralized financial systems into its platform…. Read More

July 4, 2025 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a fast-evolving financial landscape, access to global markets remains a significant challenge for investors in the Middle East, according to an update from Alpaca. Traditional brokerage systems, bogged down by manual processes and lengthy onboarding timelines, have often limited the ability of everyday investors… Read More