TechFlow news: Cboe Digital, the digital asset exchange under Cboe Global Markets, plans to launch margin futures trading and clearing services for Bitcoin and Ether on January 11, 2024, becoming the first regulated crypto-native combined exchange and clearinghouse in the United States. The company is committed to introducing trust, transparency, and responsible innovation, ensuring separation of duties through a model that includes intermediaries, and adopting an integrated exchange-clearinghouse structure.
Cboe Digital is offering financially settled margin contracts for Bitcoin and Ether for the first time, with plans to expand its product suite pending regulatory approval. The company's margin model enhances capital efficiency by allowing clients to trade futures without having to post full collateral upfront. The new unified spot and derivatives trading platform aims to help clients easily access both markets while improving capital and operational efficiency. Supported by leading firms including B2C2, BlockFills, CQG, Cumberland DRW, and Jump Trading Group.
