{"id":18735,"date":"2024-11-19T17:48:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T15:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/nasdaq-to-list-options-on-blackrocks-spot-bitcoin-etf\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T17:48:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T15:48:12","slug":"nasdaq-to-list-options-on-blackrocks-spot-bitcoin-etf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/nasdaq-to-list-options-on-blackrocks-spot-bitcoin-etf\/","title":{"rendered":"Nasdaq to List Options on BlackRock&#8217;s Spot Bitcoin ETF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On November 19, Nasdaq will commence trading options on BlackRock&#8217;s spot BTC-ETF, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/292223\/options-blackrock-bitcoin-etf-launch-tuesday\">Decrypt<\/a>, citing exchange representatives.<\/p>\n<p>The listing is made possible by the approval from the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), which was the final hurdle following the green light from the <span data-descr=\"U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\" class=\"old_tooltip\">SEC<\/span>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Re bitcoin ETF options, now the OCC just posted a response to the CFTC&#8217;s Friday approval saying they are &#8220;preparing&#8221; for the options to list etc. That&#8217;s a wrap. Now it&#8217;s just a matter of when not if. We will get the exact data as soon as we can.. h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DunkirkTrading?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DunkirkTrading<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PsVNssC1ge\">https:\/\/t.co\/PsVNssC1ge<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uKYFe3oTzM\">pic.twitter.com\/uKYFe3oTzM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricBalchunas\/status\/1858543538289426512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;That&#8217;s a wrap,&#8221;<\/em> reacted Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The OCC made a positive decision in line with recommendations from the <span data-descr=\"U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission\" class=\"old_tooltip\">CFTC<\/span>, according to the document.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts at Matrixport noted that the launch of options on the BTC-ETF marks a new era in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Financialization\">financialization<\/a> and liquidity in crypto markets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Matrixport?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Matrixport<\/a> Today ? \u2014 Nov 19: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> Spot <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ETF?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ETF<\/a> Options Launch Marks New Era of Financialization and Liquidity<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cryptomarket?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cryptomarket<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarketTrends?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MarketTrends<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarketInsights?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MarketInsights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CryptoInvesting?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CryptoInvesting<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BTC?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Spot2Earn?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Spot2Earn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QkbLkSfmQv\">pic.twitter.com\/QkbLkSfmQv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matrixport Official (@Matrixport_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Matrixport_EN\/status\/1858768420742795582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>QCP Capital responded similarly, noting that the derivatives market volume in <span data-descr=\"traditional finance\" class=\"old_tooltip\">TradFi<\/span> often exceeds the spot market by 10\u201320 times.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Asia Colour \u2014 19 Nov 24<\/p>\n<p>1\/ What does <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlackRock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BlackRock<\/a>&#8216;s BTC spot ETF options listing mean for Bitcoin&#8217;s next move?<\/p>\n<p>NASDAQ begins trading options on BlackRock&#8217;s IBIT ETF today\u2014a significant milestone for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> derivatives. Let\u2019s explore the implications for the market.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 QCP (@QCPgroup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QCPgroup\/status\/1858820542717194666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the latest data, the <span data-descr=\"assets under management\" class=\"old_tooltip\">AUM<\/span> of IBIT <a href=\"https:\/\/sosovalue.com\/assets\/etf\/us-btc-spot\">stands at<\/a> $43.1 billion, while the BTC-ETF sector as a whole is valued at $95.9 billion.<\/p>\n<p>In January, the SEC <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/sec-approves-all-11-spot-bitcoin-etf-applications\">approved<\/a> all 11 applications for the launch of spot exchange-traded funds based on digital gold.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the impact of this instrument on the cryptocurrency market in ForkLog&#8217;s article:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 19, Nasdaq will commence trading options on BlackRock&#8217;s spot BTC-ETF, according to Decrypt, citing exchange representatives. The listing is made possible by the approval from the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), which was the final hurdle following the green light from the SEC. Re bitcoin ETF options, now the OCC just posted a response [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"","news_style_id":"","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[865,879,1168,569,768,128,26],"class_list":["post-18735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-blackrock","tag-cftc","tag-crypto-derivatives","tag-etf","tag-nasdaq","tag-sec","tag-usa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"25","promo_type":"","layout_type":"","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}