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
Oct 30, 2020 at 10:02 a.m. UTCUpdated Aug 19, 2021 at 5:23 a.m. UTC
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Crypto derivatives exchange Deribit has listed bitcoin options contracts that allow traders to bet on a potential price rally to $40,000 next year.
- Options at a $40,000 strike price expiring in March 2021 and June 2021 went live on Deribit early on Friday, as noted by research firm Skew.
- In effect, the new contracts will allow market participants to express a long-term bullish view on bitcoin.
- They will appeal to traders expecting a price rally to above $40,000 on or before the above expiries.
- Options are derivative contracts that give the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call) or sell (put) an underlying asset at a predetermined price on or before a specific date.
- The new contracts come at a time when bullish expectations are high due to rising institutional participation and mainstream adoption.
- So far today, Deribit, the world's largest crypto options exchange by trading volume, hasn't registered any activity for the $40,000 options.
- Bitcoin is currently trading at $13,290, representing an 85% gain on a year-to-date basis.
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