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    Home » Crypto News » Crypto Derivatives September’s Recap: Binance Futures Leading As BitMEX Down 30%

    Crypto Derivatives September’s Recap: Binance Futures Leading As BitMEX Down 30%

    Author: Jordan Lyanchev

    Last Updated Oct 11, 2020 @ 08:40

    Binance Futures has become the largest derivatives exchange by trading volume in September, while BitMEX volume crashed 30%. Bitcoin options trading on CME has also surged in popularity.

    Although the cryptocurrency spot and derivatives trading volume declined on most platforms in September, Binance has taken the lead as the largest derivatives exchange, a new report revealed.

    Simultaneously, the regulated Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) saw steady Bitcoin futures performance, while the options trading exploded.

    Binance Takes The Top Spot For Derivatives Trading

    The data analytics company CryptoCompare explores the performance of the most popular digital asset exchanges on a monthly basis. In the latest report for September, the document concluded that the trading activity among all platforms, regardless of spot or derivatives, declined substantially compared to August.

    Mothly Spot Vs. Derivatives Trading Volume. Source: CryptoCompare
    Monthly Spot Vs. Derivatives Trading Volume. Source: CryptoCompare

    More precisely, the derivatives and spot volume decreased by 17.5% to $635 billion and $676.6 billion, respectively. Despite being lower than August, it’s worth noting that these numbers were higher than the two previous months – June and July.

    However, the derivatives volume decline on Binance was among the lowest (-10.7%). Other popular names such as Huobi (-26%), OKEx (-18.5%), and BitMEX (-30.7%) marked more substantial decreases. As a result, Binance Futures, with its $165 billion trading volume, became the “largest derivatives exchange by volume” in September.

    Binance Futures’ growth was further exemplified in mid-September when the exchange announced reaching $1 trillion in trading volume since the start of 2020.

    Monthly Derivatives Trading Volume. Source: CryptoCompare
    Monthly Derivatives Trading Volume. Source: CryptoCompare

    Interestingly, FTX was the only derivatives exchange that saw an increase in the trading volume of 12%.

    CME Bitcoin Options Trading Returns To High Ground

    The Bitcoin futures contracts traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) remained relatively stable in September. The data from CryptoCompare indicated that the interest has been rather promising in the past few months. Nevertheless, August remains the month with the highest trading volume, with 203,867 contracts.

    Bitcoin Futures Monthly Contracts On CME. Source: CryptoCompare
    Bitcoin Futures Monthly Contracts On CME. Source: CryptoCompare

    The situation with the Bitcoins options contracts was quite different in September compared to August.

    “CME options contract volumes experienced an increase of 79.4% in September to 4,872 contracts traded (vs. 2715 in August).”

    CME Monthly BTC Options Contracts Volume. Source: CryptoCompare
    CME Monthly BTC Options Contracts Volume. Source: CryptoCompare

    The BTC options trading volumes on CME have been on a roller-coaster since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. It displayed little-to-no action in March and April but then surged in May and especially June. July and August were relatively slow months, but it has skyrocketed once more in September, as CryptoCompare informed.

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    Jordan got into crypto in 2016 by trading and investing. He began writing about blockchain technology in 2017. He has managed numerous crypto-related projects and is passionate about all things blockchain. Contact Jordan: LinkedIn

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