Earlier this year, on Sep. 20, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission greenlit the first options for BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust. As of Nov. 19, Nasdaq has gone live with the listing and trading of these groundbreaking options.
The introduction of options on spot Bitcoin ETFs marks a long-awaited milestone, particularly for institutional players seeking more sophisticated tools to steer the crypto market.
Alison Hennessy, Nasdaq’s head of exchange-traded product listings, expressed optimism about this next chapter in crypto finance, calling it “very exciting for investors.”