Bitcoin Options Trading Volume Surpasses Futures for First Time

Institutional investors shift toward options-based hedging, creating conditions that may impact retail leverage exposure.

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Terms & Concepts
  • Bitcoin Options: Contracts that give the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell Bitcoin at a specific price before a set date.
  • Futures: Financial contracts obligating the purchase or sale of an asset at a predetermined future date and price.
  • Hedging: A strategy used to reduce or offset the risk of adverse price movements in an asset.