BlackRock scores major SEC win as IBIT options cap quadruples

BlackRock scores major SEC win as IBIT options cap quadruples

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust has secured a major regulatory win after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a fourfold increase in the ETF’s options position limit from 250,000 to 1 million contracts. According to a notice published by the…

SEC approves higher options limit for BlackRock’s IBIT spot Bitcoin ETF - The Cryptocurrency Post

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a rule change that raises the options position and exercise limits for BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, or IBIT, from 250,000 contracts to 1,000,000 contracts. According to the SEC filing, the change applies to options linked to the spot Bitcoin ETF and makes the higher limit effective. The order is tied to a rule change submitted through NYSE Arca, which sought the increase as IBIT opti…

SEC Approves Increase in BlackRock IBIT Options Limit

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved an increase in the options position limit for BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), the largest spot Bitcoin ETF, expanding how much options exposure traders can hold around the fund. What the SEC Approved for BlackRock IBIT Options The approval concerns the position and exercise limit for listed options tied to IBIT, BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. IBIT holds Bitcoin di…

SEC Approves 4x IBIT Options Limit Increase, Matching Equity Tier

The regulatory ceiling on Bitcoin options just moved again, and the market had already outgrown the old one.Key takeawaysThe SEC approved NYSE Arca's rule change raising IBIT options position limits from 250,000 to 1 million contracts, effective immediately, placing Bitcoin's largest ETF in the same options tier as Apple, NVIDIA, and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF.This is the second time in under 12 months the IBIT options ceiling has quadrupled. Nasdaq I…