Nasdaq ISE Files to Lift BlackRock IBIT Option Limits Into Top Tier Status

Nasdaq ISE Files to Lift BlackRock IBIT Option Limits Into Top Tier Status

Filing comes amid rapid growth in IBIT options activity and a migration of open interest toward US regulated venues.

Bitcoin Poised for a New ATH as BlackRock IBIT Options Expansion Signals Major Market Shift

Bitcoin advocate Max Keiser believes the crypto market may be gearing up for a new all-time high, driven by a massive expansion in derivatives linked to BlackRocks Bitcoin ETF (IBIT). In a recent X post, Keiser noted that Nasdaqs filing to expand IBITs options contracts could dramatically alter market dynamics, calling the move a game-changer for institutional liquidity. According to Keiser, the 40x growth in options contract size removes the si…

Major Win For Bitcoin Institutional Adoption As SEC Greenlights IBIT Options Expansion To 1M

SEC approves a massive expansion of IBIT options limits, raising caps from 250,000 to 1,000,000 contracts. BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF has outgrown its regulatory constraints, with rising volume and open interest pushing the SEC to shift more Bitcoin derivatives activity onto regulated exchanges. Despite the bullish regulatory win, Bitcoin’s chart remains fragile, with key support at $83K–$85K and a bearish flip below the yearly open. In a clear sig…

Nasdaq seeks SEC nod to lift IBIT options cap to one million contracts

IBIT Bitcoin options expansion is driving a surge in derivatives activity, offering more room to trade while BTC tests resistance.

Nasdaq Proposes Higher Options Limits for BlackRock’s Bitcoin Trust to Enhance Liquidity

The post Nasdaq Proposes Higher Options Limits for BlackRock’s Bitcoin Trust to Enhance Liquidity appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Nasdaq’s International Securities Exchange has filed to raise position limits on options for BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) from 250,000 to 1,000,000 contracts, aligning it with major equities like Apple and NVIDIA to boost institutional trading and liquidity in Bitcoin ETFs. Increased limits will enabl…

Nasdaq seeks to ‘super-size’ option limits for BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF

The push from the Nasdaq to increase option limits for the BlackRock Bitcoin fund shows Bitcoin markets are “breaking out of their training wheels.” The Nasdaq International Securities Exchange has filed a proposal with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to increase the position limits for options on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) exchange-traded fund to 1 million.  Position limits exist to prevent any one investor from controll…