SEC signs off on 1 million-contract position limit for IBIT options
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The SEC's approval to raise IBIT option open-interest and exercise limits from 250,000 to 1,000,000 contracts expands the listed derivatives capacity around the spot Bitcoin ETF. This should improve hedging and yield-structuring flexibility for institutions and enhance market-maker liquidity provision, reducing reliance on OTC markets. In the near term, deeper options liquidity can increase risk-transfer efficiency and potentially amplify volatility transmission around Bitcoin-related flows.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a NYSE American rule-change request to raise the position and exercise limits for options on the iShares Bitcoin Spot ETF (IBIT) to 1,000,000 contracts from 250,000, effective immediately, ME News reported on July 15 (UTC+8).
NYSE American said the existing 250,000-contract cap has curtailed institutional investors' hedging and yield strategies and constrained market makers' ability to supply liquidity. The exchange added that a higher limit should improve competitiveness versus the over-the-counter market and give institutions more effective risk-management tools.
Nasdaq ISE, Nasdaq PHLX, and BOX have previously cleared similar proposals. (Source: Foresight News)
