New Trader TV – Falling implied volatility and loosening market conditions, such as a crypto-friendly Trump administration, are driving broader institutional interest in crypto derivatives, says Cboe Global Markets‘ Nishank Modi. In the latest installment of the Vol Show, Trader TV speaks to Modi, senior director at Cboe and Peter Chen, founder and chief information officer at Riverside Blockchain, about where they are seeing appetite for institutional exposure to listed digital assets—including Bitcoin index options and crypto exchange-traded funds.
In this episode:
📌 Innovations in crypto derivatives and index products
📌 What is driving the interest in institutional crypto exposure?
📌 Leveraging and hedging strategies
📌 Where is ripe for growth?
📌 Crypto clock: Could we see the push to extend trading hours in crypto derivatives?
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