Bitcoin Futures ETF: Definition, How It Works, and How to Invest


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what is bitcoin futures

Futures contracts often lead to a less volatile price of the underlying asset in the long-term, especially if the futures market for the asset is highly liquid. They have the freedom to allow excessive risk-taking for their trades. For example, Binance offered leverage of up to 125 times the trading amount when it launched futures trading on its platform in 2019. That figure was revised to 20 times the trading amount in July 2021. Depending on Bitcoin’s price fluctuations, you can either hold onto the futures contracts or sell them to another party. At the end of your contracts’ duration, you have the option to roll them over to new ones or let them expire and collect the cash settlement due.

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There’s also something to be said for being an experienced investor. “Futures are an important part of the evolution of asset classes,” Nick Cowan, CEO of GSX Group, told Decrypt. “They provide a benchmark—a Fair Value, or FV—of what the future value is, allowing arbitrage and liquidity to enter the market.” In this case, you could enter a long position for a slight premium at $37,000 for delivery in three months.

You purchase two quarterly Bitcoin futures contracts at $30,000 each. Your exchange has let you trade this with 20x leverage, meaning you provide only $3,000. This $3,000 acts as your margin, and the exchange will take your losses from this. You can calculate the margin percentage by dividing 100 by the leverage multiple. This percentage tells you how much the price can fall from your contract’s price before liquidation. Since futures contracts are believed to closely follow spot prices, you’re probably wondering why these differences occur.

Using futures contracts, investors attempt to take advantage of the high volatility of most cryptocurrencies. However, the spot market trade will effectively cancel any profits or losses made in the futures market. The two sums together provide the miner the hedged price they wanted. Bitcoin futures contracts are a derivative product similar to traditional futures contracts. Two parties agree to buy or sell fixed amounts of bitcoin for a specific price on a certain date.

What Are Cryptocurrency Futures?

Except for select trading venues, such as CME, cryptocurrency futures trading occurs mainly on exchanges outside the purview of regulation. Among the world’s biggest platforms for Bitcoin futures, only CME is regulated by the CFTC. Binance has opened U.S. subsidiaries only recently, but its U.S. offerings are limited. The first Bitcoin futures contracts were listed on the CBOE in early December 2017 but these were discontinued. In January 2024, the exchange announced that margined Bitcoin and Ether futures began trading. According to the exchange, this makes it the “first U.S. regulated crypto native exchange and clearinghouse to offer both spot and leveraged derivatives trading on a single platform.”

Futures contracts and the evolution of asset classes

The contracts are traded on the Globex electronic trading platform and are settled in cash. Bitcoin and Ether futures are based on the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate and the CME CF Ether Reference Rate. One reason why you might trade Bitcoin futures as opposed to just, say, buying lots of Bitcoin worth $60,000 at the time, is that you don’t have to hold them yourself. (Our Japanese samurai analogy is helpful here—the samurai traded futures contracts so they wouldn’t have to store the rice themselves). Spot trading—the practice of buying and selling Bitcoin—forces traders to exchange cryptocurrencies at their current prices.

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Financial futures are contracts that specify the buying or selling of an underlying asset at canadian real estate is becoming more bubbly according to the us federal reserve a predetermined price on a precise date in the future. Counterparties are obligated to fulfill the terms of the contract upon expiration, either buying or selling the asset at the price once the contract expires. Bitcoin futures traders are also subject to exchange fees, which can affect trading profits. At the same time, futures contracts can also be an effective way to mitigate risk.

Doing what is a brokerage account and how do i open one that, however, is not exactly easy, so one might argue that Bitcoin futures are not very accessible for the average person. This is attributed to brokerage charges and the market perception of volatility, which could shift the real payout by a few points. The comments, opinions, and analyses expressed on Investopedia are for informational purposes only. As of the date this article was written, the author does not own Bitcoin futures ETFs. The comments, opinions, and analyses expressed on Investopedia are for informational purposes online.

The intent behind these ETFs is to give retail and other investors exposure to cryptocurrencies without needing to own them. “BTC futures are a great way to bring in additional liquidity to the market and also provide great crypto arbitrage opportunities,” Cowan told Decrypt. That’s because futures contracts are generally not held until their expiration date. As the trading value of Bitcoin varies, so too will the value of different Bitcoin futures contracts. Bitcoin futures trading takes a tried and tested derivative from traditional finance and brings it to the crypto world. Crypto futures markets are now extremely popular and can easily find trading platforms with high trading volume and liquidity.

Bobby Ong, chief investment officer and co-founder of CoinGecko, says Bitcoin futures can be useful for both short- and long-term investors. Bitcoin (BTC) has experienced a meteoric rise in popularity over the past decade. Yet many investors remain skeptical of the cryptocurrency market because of its decentralized nature, questionable security, unclear regulation and extreme volatility. Tracking error refers to the discrepancy between the performance of the ETF and the actual price movement of the underlying Bitcoin futures. This can happen for several reasons such as management fees, transaction costs, or logistic issues in replicating prices of a security. This means that the value of the ETF may, at times, not directly match the actual current exact value of Bitcoin at any given moment.

As of the date this article was written, the author does not own cryptocurrency. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics subject matter expert, chainlink link to omni usd exchange researcher, and educator. She is a financial therapist and transformational coach, with a special interest in helping women learn how to invest.

There are various futures contracts, for currencies, stock indexes and commodities. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) regulates the overall futures market, and the agency considers Bitcoin a commodity, so Bitcoin futures are commodity futures. Bitcoin futures offer investors a unique way to speculate in the crypto market and hedge their crypto holdings. But before you dip your toes into crypto futures, we’ll help you understand how they work and the risks involved.

To put it simply, you can agree to buy or sell a fixed amount of BTC for a specific price (the forward price) on a certain date. If you go long (agree to purchase) on a Bitcoin futures contract and the mark price is above the forward price on the expiration date, you will profit. The mark price is an estimated fair value of an asset derived from its spot price and other variables. Bitcoin futures contracts are an alternative investment opportunity to simply holding coins and tokens.

  1. In an exchange-traded fund that tracks stocks, the fund purchases the stocks.
  2. The liquidity of the underlying Bitcoin futures contracts is crucial for the ETF to operate smoothly.
  3. Remember that higher leverage amounts translate to more volatility for your trade.
  4. If you’re interested in learning more about these contracts, keep reading.
  5. “Among other things, investors should understand that Bitcoin, including gaining exposure through the Bitcoin futures market, is a highly speculative investment.”

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