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Expand your choices for managing cryptocurrency risk with Bitcoin futures and options and discover opportunities in the growing interest for cryptocurrencies and the demand to manage Bitcoin exposure.

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Features and benefits

Efficient exposure

Easily trade on your market view of Bitcoin. 

Price discovery

Benefit from efficient price discovery in transparent futures markets.

Capital efficiency

Save on potential margin offsets between Bitcoin futures and options on futures.

Robust underlying index

Trade with prices based on the regulated CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate (BRR).

LEARN MORE ABOUT LICENSING CME CRYPTOCURRENCY FUTURES

Learn more about licensing CME Cryptocurrency futures

PRODUCTS

Ether/Bitcoin Ratio futures

Introducing Ether/Bitcoin Ratio futures, a seamless new way for market participants to express their view on the relative value between Bitcoin and Ether futures. 

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Compare our products

Want to see how these contracts compare to trading other Cryptocurrency products, or contracts in another asset class? Use our tool below. 

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PRODUCTS

Basis Trade at Index Close (BTIC)

Trade the cryptocurrency basis with the pricing credibility and transparency of regulated CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate (BRR) and Ether-Dollar Reference Rate (ETHUSD_RR) benchmarks. BTIC is now available on Bitcoin, Micro Bitcoin, and Ether futures.

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Vendor trading codes

	ROOT CODE: BTC
Platform(s)	Futures	Options
Bloomberg Front Month	BTCA Curncy	BTCA Curncy OMON
Refinitiv Front Month	BTCc1	1BTC
Actant CME Direct, CQG, CTS, Fidessa, ION,Itiviti, Sungard, TT, Vela	BTC	BTC
DTN / Blue Ocean, Morningstar	@BTC	@BTC
Activ	BTC/[y][m].CMG	BTC/[y][m]/[strike][put(p)/call(c)].CMG

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Learn about the underlying Bitcoin pricing products

As the standardized, regulated reference rate that underlies Bitcoin and Micro Bitcoin futures, CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate provides more transparency to the Cryptocurrency market.

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CME Direct users: download the Bitcoin options grid

1. Right click on the buttons below
2. Save the files as an .XML on your computer
3. In CME Direct, select import view in the main menu
4. Import the grid into CME Direct

Outright Active Contracts

Explore options on Bitcoin and Micro Bitcoin futures

Easier than ever to manage bitcoin price risk

Enjoy greater precision and versatility in managing short-term bitcoin exposure throughout the week with Bitcoin Monday through Friday weekly options.

• Shorter-term contracts offer more flexibility to manage risk around market-moving economic events.
• The new contracts complement the existing monthly and quarterly options on Bitcoin futures.

Also available: Monday through Friday weekly options on Ether futures and Tuesday and Thursday options on Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether futures. 

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Manage bitcoin risk with greater precision and a smaller-sized contract

Expand the bitcoin strategies you can build throughout the week with new Tuesday and Thursday expiries available on Micro Bitcoin futures.

• Access more choices with smaller-sized weekly options designed to provide greater precision and flexibility to help you manage short-term cryptocurrency exposure and price risk.
• These new contracts complement existing Monday, Wednesday, Friday weekly, monthly, and quarterly expirations.

Also available: Tuesday and Thursday options on Micro Ether futures and Monday through Friday weekly options on Bitcoin and Ether futures. 

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More choices to manage cryptocurrency exposure

Manage risk, express a view, and unlock capital efficiencies with market-leading Cryptocurrency products.

Ether futures

Efficiently manage exposure to the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.

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Micro Ether futures and options

Enjoy the same features of larger Ether futures at a fraction of the size and lower margins.

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Bitcoin Euro futures

Get greater flexibility in managing euro-denominated bitcoin exposure with Bitcoin Euro futures.

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Micro Bitcoin futures and options

Discover the precision and efficiency of trading bitcoin using a contract 1/10 the size of one bitcoin.

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Analyze cryptocurrencies using tools

Build and refine your trading strategies with free pricing and analytical tools for CME Group Cryptocurrency products.

Pace of Roll

Inform your roll strategy with daily updates and analytics on roll activity in Cryptocurrency futures.

Cryptocurrency Historical Pricing Tool

Backtest cryptocurrency trading strategies using historical prices as tracked by the CME CF Cryptocurrency Real-Time Index and CME CF Cryptocurrency Reference Rate indicators.

Courses

Take self-guided courses on Bitcoin futures and options products.

If you're new to futures, the courses below can help you quickly understand the Bitcoin market and start trading.

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Contact a Crypto expert

Connect with a member of our expert Cryptocurrency team for more information about our products.

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Commitment of Traders

Drawn from CFTC report data, see which trader types have positions in a market you want to trade, at what size, whether they’re long or short, and chart changes over time.

Pace of Roll

Inform your roll strategy with daily updates and analytics on roll activity in Cryptocurrency futures.

Crypto Historical Pricing Tool

Backtest cryptocurrency trading strategies using historical prices as tracked by the CME CF Cryptocurrency benchmark indicators.

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NOW TRADING: OPTIONS ON MICRO BITCOIN AND MICRO ETHER FUTURES

Commitment of Traders

Drawn from CFTC report data, see which trader types have positions in a market you want to trade, at what size, whether they’re long or short, and chart changes over time.

Pace of Roll

Inform your roll strategy with daily updates and analytics on roll activity in Cryptocurrency futures.

Crypto Historical Pricing Tool

Backtest cryptocurrency trading strategies using historical prices as tracked by the CME CF Cryptocurrency benchmark indicators.

Looking for more? Explore our additional resources

Products

Micro Crypto Futures and Options Spot-Quoted Futures Crypto Options on Futures BTIC on Crypto Futures BTIC on Crypto Futures View Crypto Benchmarks

Resources

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NOW TRADING: OPTIONS ON MICRO BITCOIN AND MICRO ETHER FUTURES

Commitment of Traders

Drawn from CFTC report data, see which trader types have positions in a market you want to trade, at what size, whether they’re long or short, and chart changes over time.

Pace of Roll

Inform your roll strategy with daily updates and analytics on roll activity in Cryptocurrency futures.

Crypto Historical Pricing Tool

Backtest cryptocurrency trading strategies using historical prices as tracked by the CME CF Cryptocurrency benchmark indicators.

Looking for more? Explore our additional resources

Products

Micro Crypto Futures and Options Spot-Quoted Futures Crypto Options on Futures BTIC on Crypto Futures BTIC on Crypto Futures View Crypto Benchmarks

Resources

Data Licensing Get Started: Find a Broker Intermediaries and Liquidity Providers Crypto Data and Connectivity Providers Crypto Retail Platforms

NOW TRADING: OPTIONS ON MICRO BITCOIN AND MICRO ETHER FUTURES

Commitment of Traders

Drawn from CFTC report data, see which trader types have positions in a market you want to trade, at what size, whether they’re long or short, and chart changes over time.

Pace of Roll

Inform your roll strategy with daily updates and analytics on roll activity in Cryptocurrency futures.

Crypto Historical Pricing Tool

Backtest cryptocurrency trading strategies using historical prices as tracked by the CME CF Cryptocurrency benchmark indicators.

Looking for more? Explore our additional resources

Products

Micro Crypto Futures and Options Spot-Quoted Futures Crypto Options on Futures BTIC on Crypto Futures BTIC on Crypto Futures View Crypto Benchmarks

Resources

Data Licensing Get Started: Find a Broker Intermediaries and Liquidity Providers Crypto Data and Connectivity Providers Crypto Retail Platforms

NOW TRADING: OPTIONS ON MICRO BITCOIN AND MICRO ETHER FUTURES

Commitment of Traders

Drawn from CFTC report data, see which trader types have positions in a market you want to trade, at what size, whether they’re long or short, and chart changes over time.

Pace of Roll

Inform your roll strategy with daily updates and analytics on roll activity in Cryptocurrency futures.

Crypto Historical Pricing Tool

Backtest cryptocurrency trading strategies using historical prices as tracked by the CME CF Cryptocurrency benchmark indicators.

Looking for more? Explore our additional resources

Products

Micro Crypto Futures and Options Spot-Quoted Futures Crypto Options on Futures BTIC on Crypto Futures BTIC on Crypto Futures View Crypto Benchmarks

Resources

Data Licensing Get Started: Find a Broker Intermediaries and Liquidity Providers Crypto Data and Connectivity Providers Crypto Retail Platforms

NOW TRADING: OPTIONS ON MICRO BITCOIN AND MICRO ETHER FUTURES

Commitment of Traders

Drawn from CFTC report data, see which trader types have positions in a market you want to trade, at what size, whether they’re long or short, and chart changes over time.

Pace of Roll

Inform your roll strategy with daily updates and analytics on roll activity in Cryptocurrency futures.

Crypto Historical Pricing Tool

Backtest cryptocurrency trading strategies using historical prices as tracked by the CME CF Cryptocurrency benchmark indicators.

Looking for more? Explore our additional resources

Products

Micro Crypto Futures and Options Spot-Quoted Futures Crypto Options on Futures BTIC on Crypto Futures BTIC on Crypto Futures View Crypto Benchmarks

Resources

Data Licensing Get Started: Find a Broker Intermediaries and Liquidity Providers Crypto Data and Connectivity Providers Crypto Retail Platforms

NOW TRADING: OPTIONS ON MICRO BITCOIN AND MICRO ETHER FUTURES

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