Options

Overview

Diversify your portfolio and explore new strategic opportunities with LedgerX Bitcoin Mini Options and Ethereum Deci Options. Execute income generation, hedging and speculation strategies with as little as 0.01 BTC or 0.10 ETH.

Gain exposure to bitcoin and ethereum and manage risk through our trusted, regulated platform.

Trading Strategies

Calls
Long Calls (buy call, pay premium)
• Speculate bullish positions
  on underlying BTC/ETH
• Long volatility
Short Calls (sell call, receive premium
• Generate income from BTC/ETH
• Bearish position on BTC/ETH
• Short volatility
Puts
Long puts (buy put, pay premium)
• Hedging/short BTC/ETH price
• Long volatility
Short puts (sell put, receive premium)
• Generate income on cash
• Bullish - buy BTC/ETH at lower price

Contract Details

Bitcoin Mini Option (Calls & Puts)

Trade physically-settled options on bitcoin.

Contract size

0.01 bitcoin

Minimum price fluctuation

$1.00

Price quotation

U.S. dollars per bitcoin

Trading hours

LedgerX exchange is open daily from 9:30 am ET open to 4:00 p.m. ET close, excluding holidays and weekends, unless otherwise designated by the Exchange. The Exchange is closed daily between 4:00 p.m. ET and 9:30 am ET, and on all Saturdays, Sundays and Exchange holidays, as defined on the Exchange holiday schedule here.

Expiration time

4pm ET

Settlement time

5pm ET

Position limits

Block minimum

1 BTC, 100 contracts

Option style

European

Exercise method

User must submit exercise instructions. No auto-exercise

Underlying

Bitcoin

Trading fees

The lower of $0.15 per contract or 20% of the option premium per contract

Ethereum Deci Option (Calls & Puts)

Trade physically-settled options on ethereum.

Contract size

0.10 ether (ETH)

Minimum price fluctuation

$0.10

Price quotation

U.S. dollars per ETH

Trading hours

LedgerX exchange is open daily from 9:30 am ET open to 4:00 p.m. ET close, excluding holidays and weekends, unless otherwise designated by the Exchange. The Exchange is closed daily between 4:00 p.m. ET and 9:30 am ET, and on all Saturdays, Sundays and Exchange holidays, as defined on the Exchange holiday schedule here.

Expiration time

4pm ET

Settlement time

5pm ET

Position limits

Block minimum

1 ETH, 10 contracts

Option style

European

Exercise method

User must submit exercise instructions. No auto-exercise

Underlying

ETH

Trading fees

The lower of $0.15 per contract or 20% of the option premium per contract

Listing Details

Listing Cycle

Monthly contracts are listed for at least two consecutive months and at least two quarterly months. New weekly and monthly contracts are typically listed the Wednesday before each monthly expiration Friday.

Strike Interval

For each new expiration month, LedgerX will list at least five strikes in $1,000 strike intervals. LedgerX will add additional strikes as the expiration month approaches additional strikes in accordance with the underlying price movement using 1000, 2500, or 5000 strike increments.In the first half of the current month, LedgerX may list additional contracts for the current month. In the second half of the current month, LedgerX may list additional contracts for the current month and the following month. For weekly contracts, LedgerX will introduce a strike at the At-The-Money (ATM) level, and at minimum two strikes above and two strikes below the ATM level in $1,000 strike intervals.LedgerX will add additional strikes in accordance with the underlying price movement using 1000, 2000, 4000 strike increments. Weekly strikes may be listed up to 20% above the ATM strike level and down to 20% below the ATM strike level, in accordance with BTC price volatility.

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