Building the first tradable Bitcoin Volatility Index (VIX) futures

Written by haoski | Published 2019/10/14
Tech Story Tags: bitcoin | crypto-volatility | crypto-index | cryptotrading | bitcoin-spotlight | bitcoin-volatility-index | bitcoin-tradable-futures | latest-tech-stories

TLDR A volatility index or VIX, is used to measure the expected volatility of the underlying within a timeframe in the future. The most widely used method is the one employed by CBOE’s VIX calculation, the one which is “modeless” Currently, only LegerX tracks the volatility index on Bitcoin. OnTrade listed Daily, Weekly, Biweekly and Quarterly Futures on Bitcoin VIX. We are also considering listing perpetual swaps on VIX given the continuous nature of the crypto market.via the TL;DR App
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Published by HackerNoon on 2019/10/14
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