Институциональные спекулянты и трейдеры на CME были активны на фьючерсном рынке биткоина с начала текущего года. Только в феврале 2020 года, общий объем торгов по битокину превысил $350 миллионов, и $ 1 млрд объема торгов – с начала года...

Futures are different from traditional transactions, where the parties involved agree on the price of services or goods and the thing is settled. When it comes to futures contracts, they are settlements that are scheduled for a specific time in the future and include an exact amount which must be paid. These are the two biggest elements involved – the settlement’s date and price. Regardless of the market price at the time of the contract’s execution, both parties have to respect the deal that was made in the past...