TCR 34: Talking Options, Futures and Bitcoin VIX With LedgerX

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP

CRYPTO HOT SEAT SEGMENT

• GUEST: Juthica Chou, COO and co-founder of LedgerX

• BACKGROUND?
• WHAT IS LEDGERX?
• YOU OFFER BITCOIN SWAPS AND OPTIONS - TELL US ABOUT THOSE
• WHAT IS THE UNDERLYING FOR THE OPTIONS?
• HOW FAR OUT CAN YOU TRADE THE OPTIONS?
• WHAT TYPE OF LIQUIDITY/MARKETS ARE YOU SEEING?
• ARE YOU APPROVED FOR U.S. CUSTOMERS TO TRADE OPTIONS?
• WHO IS PROVIDING THE LIQUIDITY FOR YOUR OPTIONS?
• AND MORE..

BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT

• CRYPTO ALMOST EXACTLY UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW - UP ABOUT $50 FROM LAST SHOW

BTC VOLATILITY

• 30 DAY REALIZED: UP TO 60% FROM 54%

BTC OPTIONS VOLUME ON DERIBIT

• LIGHT VOLUME WEEK

• ONLY ONE DAY ABOVE $30M THIS PAST WEEK

OPTIONS TRADES OVER THE PAST WEEK

• BUY 300 MAR 4000 PUTS

• SELL 163 OCT 9500 CALLS

BTC VOL TERM STRUCTURE

• SIMILAR TO LAST SHOW

BTC CALL/PUT RATIO

• DOWN TO 54% FROM 57% LAST WEEK

• CALLS STILL IN CHARGE - SLIGHTLY

BTC OPEN INTEREST

• UP TO $409M FROM $371M

CME BTC FUTURES

• VERY QUIET DAY BUT DECENT VOLUME WEEK

THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT

• ETH: UP $5 THIS WEEK

• RIPPLE - GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE AGAIN THIS WEEK UP NEARLY $.02

• LTC - DOWN $1.5 FROM LAST WEEK

• BITCOIN CASH - DOWN $9 FROM LAST WEEK