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Deribit Adding Options to Allow Bitcoin Traders to Bet on Rally to $120K, $140K
A week ago last Thursday, Deribit made news by introducing call and put options at the $100,000 strike price.
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 10:48âŻa.m. Published Dec 26, 2020, 3:25âŻp.m.
The folks at Deribit apparently think betting on a $100,000 bitcoin price is so earlier-this-month because on Friday, mere hours before the leading cryptocurrency hit $25,000 for the first time, the crypto derivatives exchange announced contracts on $120,000 BTC with $140,000 added on Saturday morning.
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That was quick!
â Deribit (@DeribitExchange) December 26, 2020
We just added the $BTC 140K strike. đ„đ https://t.co/rGILeDt6Tq
- A week ago last Thursday, Deribit made waves in the cryptocurrency industry by introducing call and put options at the $100,000 strike price expiring on Sept. 24, 2021.
- The purchase of a $100,000 call is a bet that bitcoin will rise above that level on or before Sept. 24, 2021, making the option âin-the-money.â
- When those options went live, BTC was in the midst of a stunning run into uncharted territory past $20,000, setting a then-record high of $23,770 on the day those $100,000 options went live.
- Since then, after a brief pause, BTC has resumed its rallying ways, hitting $25,000 for the first time late Christmas Day and at time of writing is trading at $25,716.52, up 6.11% in the last 24 hours.
- It's not clear when these new calls and puts expire.
UPDATE (Dec. 26, 16:37 UTC): Adds information on $140,000 option.
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