Bitcoin Options
Trading Hall of Fame: The Bitcoin Options Bet That Made $58.2M Profit on Just $638K
Back in October, one trader made a long-shot bet that bitcoin would hit $36,000 by January. It paid off in a spectacular way.
Bitcoin Options Volume on Deribit Already 25% of 2020 Total
$14.5 billion in bitcoin options have traded on Deribit in the first two weeks of 2021.
How One Bitcoin Options Trader Turned $638K Into $4.4M in 5 Weeks
As bitcoin rallied from $13,400 to over $19,000, a trader who bought the $36,000-strike January expiry call saw a paper profit of more than $4 million.
Bitcoin’s Options Market Sees Just 6% Chance of $20K Before Year's End
At press time, bitcoin was seeing a 6% probability of bitcoin trading above the historical 2017 all-time high of $20,000 by the end of December.
Hxro, FTX Target Retail Crypto Traders With Simplified Options Product
Hxro and FTX have partnered to make options trading more accessible for retail traders.
Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 14, 2020
As some bitcoin options traders bet on new all-time highs and another DeFi protocol is attacked, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Bakkt Futures Volume Up on Institutional Trading; Its President Slams Offshore Options
Institutional interest is driving Bakkt's bitcoin futures volumes up, but its options market has remained quiet.
Bitcoin Options Open Interest Nears All Time High – But Rise in Puts Could Presage Drop
While soaring open interest can be a sign of a continuing trend, the offloading of calls suggests bitcoin could correct further.
No One Has Traded Bitcoin Options on Bakkt for Over a Month: Deribit Continues to Dominate
Open interest for Bakkt's bitcoin options market has stayed at $0 since June 15.
CME Bitcoin Options Flatline After Record Growth in June
Less than 0.2% of Friday's daily options trading happened on CME, according to data from Skew.
