E-Trade Launches Bitcoin Futures Trading with CME Group

[kreslik.news]

On Tuesday evening, the New York-based online trading firm E-Trade launched Bitcoin futures trading through CME Group. This move came after the firm opened similar services on COBE Global Markets on the 20th of December.

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As mentioned on E-Trade’s website, the firm has set an intraday margin of 80 percent for CME Bitcoin futures, similar to the margin for COBE futures.

On December 10th, Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) launched the first Bitcoin futures in the US market. This marked the mainstream acceptance of the controversial digital coin, ... (read more)