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A Hashrate future is an agreement to buy or sell hashrate at a specific price until a specific date in the future. This instrument is cash-settled, meaning no hashrate changes hands, but is settled to the Hashprice Index, the value of that hashrate.
This instrument trades similarly to other commodity derivatives such as oil, electricity, wheat etc. It is cleared by a Central Counter Party (CCP).
Futures offers a tool for hedging and speculating on the exciting Bitcoin mining industry.
Miners and providers can use Hashrate Futures to hedge future mining revenue. This reduces the volatility of earnings, reduces cost of capital, obtains higher revenue certainty, and ensures mining longevity.
Traders use Hashrate Futures to speculate on a nascent market. Hashrate, the first form of compute traded on exchange, changes value based on macro events such as blockspace demand, chip product, regulatory and others events that give traders an edge on the market and ability to generate alpha.
Spreads to take advantage of in an interesting asset class
Similar to trading other commodity derivatives, you will need to onboard through an FCM that connects to the Bitnomial exchange.
We will introduce you to an FCM and help through the onboarding process
Luxor Commodities LLC to guide the setup of an execution platform to place trades on
View the open order book, understand your hedging and trading needs and place a trade
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Trading in futures involves substantial risks. You should only trade in financial products that you are familiar with and understand the associated risks, and after carefully considering whether such trading is suitable in light of your investment experience, financial position, and investment objectives. Leverage in futures trading can work for you or against you. The risk of loss using leverage can exceed your initial investment amount.
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