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Bob Fitzsimmons, a futures manager at Wedbush Securities, described the opening as "quiet and steady," as Cboe data showed around a thousand trades were made in the first two hours.The embrace by mainstream exchanges of bitcoin futures marks a sea change from the days when the digital currency was associated with drug dealing and other illicit activities.

Trading of the controversial digital currency on a futures contract began at 6:00 pm (2300 GMT) on the Chicago board options exchange (Cboe) at a price of USD 15,000. It even climbed past USD 18,000."Anticipation of the first mainstream listings for the digital currency has been a catalyst for a sharp price increase in recent weeks.The actual opening of the Cboe market, an electronic trading venue, was a low-key affair, lacking the pomp of an initial public offering, which is often marked by the new entrant ringing the bell of the New York Stock Exchange.Among those cheering the launch are the Winklevoss twins, who have been called the first bitcoin billionaires."It gives it legitimacy.

It recognizes that it&China Compression Mould Suppliers39;s an asset you can trade," said Nick Colas, of Data Trek research."Around 0320 GMT, bitcoin was trading at USD 17,750 per unit for the futures contract expiring on January 17, thus exceeding the highest value it had reached on alternative non-regulated internet platforms.The two launches were made possible after a key US regulator, the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), gave the green light to the exchanges on December 1, while warning "of the potentially high level of volatility and risk in trading these contracts.New York: Bitcoin surged past USD 18,000 after it began trading on its first major global exchange, the latest in a series of highs that have excited some investors while leaving others nervous of a bubble.A futures contract is a financial product that allows investors to bet on whether the currency's price will rise or fall.

Heavy traffic made the Cboe website inaccessible in the first 20 minutes, but it said that "trading runs on very separate systems and was totally unaffected by the website issues.The Cboe debut is expected to be followed a week later by a rival listing on Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Critics include financial commentator Jim Cramer, who warns that prices could tumble once the new trading venues open the door to "short sellers," who bet on downward moves in assets. It marks the first opportunity for professional traders to invest in bitcoin, even as some steer away because of a lack of regulations surrounding the currency. Bitcoin opened 2017 at around USD 1,000, surged past USD 10,000 for the first time last month and soared as high as USD 16,777 on Thursday before retreating somewhat.
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