IBIT options went live Tuesday in a first, a move that market participants widely expect to draw more institutional interest in bitcoin (BTC). Here’s how they could impact the market.
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Options trading for BlackRock’s exchange-traded fund (ETF), iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), started on Nov. 19 at Nasdaq and has already moved over $446 million in its first trading hours.