Bitcoin Futures Trading
The cluster focuses on discussions about Bitcoin and crypto futures trading on regulated exchanges like CME and CBOE, including shorting strategies, cash settlement, price impact on spot markets, and comparisons to direct Bitcoin trading.
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I thought you could with Bitcoin Futures?
Futures are sold on CME/CBOE, not on bitcoin exchanges.
They're trading futures not bitcoins directly.
The article doesn't even mention if the exchange allows shorts.It's a "futures" exchange. Every transaction is basically one party being long vs the other party being short. The parties are agreeing to buy/sell something from each other at some point in the future.For example, an oil driller wants to assured of receiving a certain price when selling 1000 barrels of crude oil 3 months in the future (they haven't pumped the oil out of the ground yet). An
Why do futures exist for something that can be settled in 30 minutes?
There are BTC futures, they could use those to bet against BTC
That might sound like trading commodity futures.
can you sell the futures short? is there anywhere to sell btc short?
What's wrong with crypto futures?
Can futures really affect the price of Bitcoin when they're settled in USD?