Ukrainian Exchange launches new futures contract on bitcoin index

Ukrainian Exchange announced the launch of new futures contracts on an index price of bitcoin.

The specifications of these contracts were recently approved and registered by the National Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine.

“The uniqueness of the situation is that the Ukrainian Exchange is the first regulated market in the world ever to offer futures contracts on Bitcoin. Given the fact that interest to this cryptocurrency in Ukraine is quite high, and, on the other hand, the local legislation restricts the ability of Ukrainians to access financial instruments available to the developed markets, we can get pretty high liquidity. I am sure that the new contracts will also help UX to attract the attention of international players,” said Alexey Sukhorukov, Managing Partner of the UNIVER investment Group.

Established in October 2008, Ukrainian Exchange offers trading in a wide array of financial instruments ranging from cash equities to stocks, futures and options. It is currently the leading market operator in the country for both equities and derivatives.