The Securities and Exchange Commission has given the go-ahead for Nasdaq Inc. to list index options based on the price of Bitcoin, the latest sign that Wall Street is becoming more tightly integrated with the world of digital assets.
The instruments will give US equities traders an alternative way to bet on the price of the cryptocurrency, beyond options on the
The derivatives were approved on an “accelerated basis” by the SEC, according to an order posted Friday on the regulator’s website.
The Bitcoin options will be cash settled European style options, meaning ...
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