Nasdaq assessing bitcoin futures that are different to rivals

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is reviewing ways to offer cryptocurrency futures that operate differently from those offered by Cboe (CBOE) and CME Group (CME), CNBC reports, citing CEO Adena Friedman.

“We are continuing to investigate the idea of a cryptocurrency futures with a partner and we continue to look at the risk management around that, making sure we are putting the right protocols in place, making sure there’s proper demand, and that the contract is different from what’s already out there,” Friedman told CNBC.

“What we might look at is more of a total return futures, so it’s a little bit of a different construct,” adding that it meant it was “more of an investment than a tracking stock.”

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