Nasdaq is seeking the green light from regulators to launch and trade options on a bitcoin index. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has yet to approve options based on any of the individual exchange-traded funds tied to spot bitcoin prices that made their debut in January, including a Nasdaq application to trade options on BlackRock's $21.3-billion iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF.
Nasdaq is seeking the green light from regulators to launch and trade options on a bitcoin index. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has yet to approve options based on any of the individual exchange-traded funds tied to spot bitcoin prices that made their debut in January, including a Nasdaq application to trade options on BlackRock's $21.3-billion iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF.