• The Bitcoin options trade was completed through the Liquid Mercury Pro platform, underscoring the intersection of TradFi and DeFi platforms to service the growing crypto derivatives market
• Backed by Nomura, Laser Digital (AD) Limited was recently licensed by the ADGM’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority to offer Digital Asset Services, along with their Dubai VARA license to offer OTC crypto derivatives, under its pilot framework

With open interest in the crypto derivatives market soaring in 2025, Laser Digital, the digital assets arm of Nomura Group, has announced the successful execution of its first Bitcoin options trade on GFO-X, the UK’s first FCA-authorised and centrally cleared digital-asset derivatives venue. The trade was completed through the Liquid Mercury Pro platform.

Having been granted their FSRA license in 2024 and the OTC derivatives trading license earlier this year from Dubai’s VARA under its pilot framework, the successful options trade on GFO-X opens Laser Digital’s deep liquidity and risk management capabilities to institutions wanting to execute crypto futures and options trades, through trusted TradFi frameworks.

GFO-X provides a regulated venue designed for institutional participants, offering streaming and block trading in centrally cleared Bitcoin futures and options, with an emphasis on transparency, counterparty protection, and operational resilience; key foundations for attracting risk-aware capital to the digital-asset ecosystem.

Speaking on the successful first trade on GFO-X, Dr, Jez Mohideen, Co-founder and CEO, Laser Digital, said, “The emergence of fully regulated, centrally cleared crypto derivatives represents the next stage in the institutional adoption of digital assets. Trading on GFO-X brings our TradFi edge in risk management, capital efficiency, and counterparty protection to a market that’s rapidly evolving and constantly seeking trusted partners. As we roll out the full suite of digital finance for institutional clients, our focus remains on providing trades that align with regulatory compliance, and higher governance.”

Arnab Sen, CEO and Co-Founder of GFO-X, commented, “Laser Digital is setting the benchmark for institutional participation in digital-asset derivatives. Their engagement on GFO-X underscores the growing demand for tier 1 regulated, centrally cleared, credit intermediated market infrastructure that allows institutions and professional investors to confidently trade and hedge exposure.”

Source: Laser Digital