SEC Defers Decision on Spot Bitcoin ETF Options Trading
- CBOE exchange wants to offer options tied to Bitcoin ETFs
- Regulator will take more time to come to an ultimate decision
The US Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, DC.
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has extended the timeline for which it will make decision on approving the trading of options on exchange-traded funds that invest directly in Bitcoin.
The US securities regulator deferred on a filing from Cboe Exchange Inc. to offer options tied to ETFs holding Bitcoin, according to documents posted on the agency’s website Wednesday. The SEC also delayed a decision on a filing from Nasdaq ISE to list and trade options on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust.