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Bitcoin's Futures Are All Mapped Out
Big banks are naturally wary about clearing trades, but will they really let customers drift to the competition?
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Coming to an officially-regulated market near you this month: Bitcoin Futures.
Trading the cryptocurrency will start on Dec. 10 on the Cboe Global Markets Inc. exchange, and by Dec. 18 on the world's biggest futures exchange, CME Group Inc. This means neither restricted access nor the risk of dubious counter-parties will stop hedgers, financial institutions or the downright adventurous from getting in on the most-talked about new instrument.