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FCMs explore ways to accept crypto as collateral
Cash-settled futures on bitcoin have been a smash success for CME, but they sometimes diverge from prices in the spot market. That has spurred interest in physically delivered contracts. Much like in the classic agricultural futures markets, the buyers and sellers of these contracts are obligated to exchange the underlying cryptocurrency when the contract expires. This mechanism effectively forces the spot and futures prices to converge at settlement.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile – Gate 39 Media
Gate 39 Media is a technology consulting firm and marketing agency serving the financial, agricultural, and commodity industries, with clients that include some of the world’s largest exchanges, financial advisors, brokerage firms, and agribusinesses. Their services include custom technology, app, and hosting solutions, content and marketing strategy, website development, digital media production, design and branding services, CRM builds and more.
CONTINUE READINGDecember 2021 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
Futures Accounts: The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs hit an all-time high of $324.5 billion in December, surpassing the previous record set in March 2020.
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CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile - Transcend
Transcend offers modular technology solutions that augment existing margin and collateral processes. The Company’s comprehensive connectivity, analytics and optimization capabilities help clients automate smarter liquidity, funding and collateral decisions in real-time. Areas of application include inventory management, collateral optimization and validation, cleared and uncleared margin services, liquidity and ESG analytics, and more.
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