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Open interest in Bitcoin derivatives hit new highs this week

Open interest in Bitcoin derivatives hit new highs this week: (The Block) This week saw open interest in bitcoin options and futures surge to new highs, according to data collected by The Block Research. On Sunday, open interest for bitcoin options reached $4.81 billion. Open interest refers to the total amount of contracts that have […]

By Chris Sykora · December 15, 2020
Open interest in Bitcoin derivatives hit new highs this week

Open interest in Bitcoin derivatives hit new highs this week:

(The Block) This week saw open interest in bitcoin options and futures surge to new highs, according to data collected by The Block Research.

On Sunday, open interest for bitcoin options reached $4.81 billion. Open interest refers to the total amount of contracts that have yet to be settled at a given time.

Eighty-one percent of bitcoin options open interest was on market leader Deribit, followed by Bit.com (6%) and CME (5.4%).

 

Open interest on Bitcoin futures reached $7.38 billion, a new high, the following day, per the data. OKEx led the way at 18.9%. Binance and CME were nearly tied at 15.6% and 14%, respectively.

Continue to see the report at The Block.