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On April 13, 2023, the London Stock Exchange\u2019s LCH division, a clearing house group serving major international exchanges and a wide range of over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced its plans to offer clearing of bitcoin index futures and options contracts traded on GFO-X. Frank Soussan, the business lead at LCH Digital Asset Clear, stated during the announcement that \u201cbitcoin index futures and options are a rapidly growing asset class.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

LCH SA\u2019s Move to Clear Bitcoin Futures and Options Contracts Reflects the Growing Interest Among Institutional Market Participants<\/h2>\n

A division of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) will clear bitcoin index futures and options contracts, according to a statement<\/a> from LSE\u2019s clearing house arm, LCH SA. Subject to regulatory approval, the contracts will stem from GFO-X<\/a> and be part of a newly created segregated clearing service called LCH Digital Asset Clear.<\/p>\n

Developed by GFO-X and approved by the U.K.\u2019s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the bitcoin contracts will be cash-settled through LCH Digital Asset Clear and use metrics from the GFO-X\/Coin Metrics Bitcoin Reference Rate (GCBRR). As the world\u2019s largest derivatives clearinghouse, LCH SA\u2019s move to clear bitcoin futures and options expands the firm\u2019s market presence.<\/p>\n

Frank Soussan, Head of LCH Digital Asset Clear business, said in a statement that \u201cbitcoin index futures and options are a rapidly growing asset class with increasing interest among institutional market participants seeking access within a regulated environment they are familiar with.\u201d He added that \u201coffering centralized clearing for these cash-settled dollar-denominated crypto derivatives contracts on GFO-X is an important development for the market.\u201d<\/p>\n

LCH\u2019s entry into bitcoin-related products occurs as BTC<\/a> is up 80% since the last day of 2022. Additionally, on April 7, onchain analytics provider Glassnode revealed<\/a> that for the first time, \u201cthe amount of open interest in bitcoin options contracts ($10.3B) has surpassed that held in futures contracts ($10.0B). Futures OI has been relatively flat in 2023. This results from significant call option buys, as investors start to speculate on higher [bitcoin] prices,\u201d Glassnode explained.<\/p>\n

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What impact do you think the entry of LCH SA into bitcoin derivatives clearing will have on the institutional adoption and mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrencies? Share your thoughts about this subject in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nJamie Redman <\/h6>\n

\nJamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a passion for Bitcoin, open-source code, and decentralized applications. Since September 2015, Redman has written more than 6,000 articles for Bitcoin.com News about the disruptive protocols emerging today.

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