MAR 4, 2019, CoinMarketCap, the world’s most-used information resource for cryptoassets and crypto exchanges, has expanded its listings offerings to include derivative markets, a growing trend in the cryptocurrency universe. The new derivative market data is available for over 35 cryptoassets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, EOS, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash and Binance Coin. 

To help users discover derivative trading opportunities, CoinMarketCap is now tracking and providing data on perpetual swaps from nine derivative exchanges for a start, including BitMEX, OKEx, Binance, Deribit, FTX, Bybit, Kraken Futures, BTSE and BaseFEX. 

To access information about these derivative market pairs immediately, CoinMarketCap users can access the Derivatives page: http://coinmarketcap.com/derivatives, or simply select “Derivatives” under the “Cryptocurrencies” tab on the home page. More exchanges and markets will be listed on an ongoing basis to provide users a comprehensive overview of the world of crypto derivatives. 

CoinMarketCap Derivatives page

A crypto derivative is a financial product with a value that is derived from an underlying crypto asset, commonly in the forms of futures , options or perpetual swaps . Beginning 1 2 3 in the second half of 2019, there has been an increasing number of players joining the crypto derivatives ecosystem, from private investment funds to public exchanges.