Coinbase launches regulated crypto futures services for US retail traders
Coinbase Advanced customers in the U.S. can trade nano-sized futures contracts sized at 1/100th of a Bitcoin and 1/10th of an Ether. Coinbase Advanced allows retail traders in the United States access to regulated crypto future s contracts four months after Coinbase Financial Markets (CFM) secured approval to operate a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) entity. On Aug. 17, CFM secured regulatory approval from the National Futures Association (NFA), a Commodity Futures Trading Commission-designated self-regulatory organization, to operate an FCM and offer crypto futures services to eligible U.S. traders. In details shared with Cointelegraph, CFM revealed that Coinbase Advanced customers in the U.S. can trade nano-sized futures contracts sized at 1/100th of 1 Bitcoin (BTC) and 1/10th of 1 Ether (ETH). As explained by Andrew Sears, the CEO of CFM: “These contracts offer lower upfront capital requirements and can be an affordable investment option for a broader range of retail customer...