Bitcoins famous CME gaps are about to disappear, though three remain unresolved
News Source : CoinDesk
News Summary
- CME Group has officially entered the always-on crypto market.
- Beginning Friday, CME Bitcoin futures and options now trade 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- For years, the Friday close through Sunday reopen created one of bitcoin's most recognizable structural inefficiencies.
- By aligning futures trading with bitcoin's native 24/7 market structure, the CME is reducing weekend risk premia and improving hedging efficiency for institutional participants.
- The launch of round-the-clock bitcoin futures trading eliminates the long-standing CME weekend gap and marks another step toward fully integrated institutional crypto markets.
CME Group has officially entered the alwayson crypto market.
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