CME Group plans to launch options on ETH futures prior to the Merge

Cointelegraph

Published Aug 18, 2022 12:18PM ET

Updated Aug 18, 2022 02:00PM ET

Major derivatives marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group intends to launch options trading for its Ether (ETH) futures products.

In a Thursday announcement, the CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) said that subject to regulatory review, it plans to launch options contracts for its Ether futures, sized at 50 ETH per contract. The futures options, expected to start trading on Sept. 12, will follow the firm launching micro-sized Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether options in March 2022, BTC options trading products in January 2020, and a BTC futures contract in December 2017.

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