bitcoin futures

Once more of a niche experiment, cryptocurrencies have recently been thrust into the spotlight as the demand is driving up prices and many of them are growing at an astonishing pace. The next chapter in this story appears to be the recent launch of bitcoin futures on the Cboe Futures Exchange and...

Bitcoin futures made its debut on Sunday and one-month contracts immediately shot up to a 21 percent premium. That means many traders remain bullish on the world's most popular cryptocurrency even as naysayers continue to question bitcoin's legitimacy as digital gold. Traders are betting on...

Bitcoin trading got a bit easier this week for the average retail investor when Cboe Global Markets Inc (NASDAQ: CBOE) launched bitcoin futures trading for the first time. Trading bitcoin may still not be as simple as trading most stocks, but it has made huge strides toward becoming a mainstream...

Bitcoin futures Sunday made their long awaited debut on the Cboe Futures Exchange. It's expected futures on the volatile digital currency will launch on CME on Dec. 18 with Nasdaq following suit sometime in 2018. All the hoopla surrounding the U.S. debut of bitcoin futures has renewed fanfare...

As bitcoin mania continues to grow, Cboe Global Markets Inc (NASDAQ: CBOE)'s website crashed after the digital currency began trading on the futures exchange over the weekend. The Experts Social Capital's Chamath Palihapitiya and Bill Baruch, senior market strategist at iiTRADER....

Bitcoin futures began trading for the first time ever Sunday evening, which begs the question: will the inclusion of the digital currency in a recognized exchange further support the currency or scare investors away? The Experts Citron Research's Andrew Left and CNBC's Jon Najarian. The...

Every day on PreMarket Prep, hosts Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick highlight over a dozen key morning movers to keep an eye on throughout the day. Below is the trade we discussed the most today. Bitcoin Futures Bitcoin futures commenced trading on Sunday night at 6:00 p.m. ET. The Bitcoin cash...

In advance of Sunday's debut of bitcoin futures, the cryptocurrency slid late last week. Bitcoin has been surging this year, punishing traders that dare take bearish views on the digital currency. Bitcoin's astronomical rise isn't preventing some short sellers from taking aim at assets...

Wall Street has been watching bitcoin this week, with the price up another 39.8 percent to above $16,000 ahead of the highly anticipated launch of bitcoin futures trading by Cboe Global Markets Inc (NASDAQ: CBOE) starting Sunday. Bitcoin has been around for years, but bitcoin futures trading will...

By now, you’re probably sick and tired of hearing about the price appreciation of bitcoin. Especially if the friends or family who told you to invest earlier were bragging about profits over Thanksgiving dinner. Whether or not you’re invested or want to invest, the price history of the...

CME Group Inc (NASDAQ: CME), operator of the world’s largest options and futures exchange, announced this week that it will be launching bitcoin futures starting in the fourth quarter. Following the news, CME stock rallied 3 percent to new all-time highs, and bitcoin may be just the catalyst...

Just days after Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE: GCAP) announced it will be launching bitcoin trading on its platform, CME Group Inc (NASDAQ: CME) now says it will be launching bitcon futures starting in the fourth quarter. According to a press release, the new contracts will be cash-settled and...