Wintermute Asia executes first options block trade with CME Group

Wintermute Asia, the cryptocurrency derivatives trading department of algorithmic trading company Wintermute Group, announced on Tuesday that it had executed its first bulk options trade through CME Group. Wintermute stated that the BTC/USD block was traded between Wintermute Asia and TP ICAP and cleared by the Dutch bank clearing house.

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