Tax & Finance

Change in Listing Rules for Options on Crypto-based Trusts

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law modifies listing standards to allow options on trusts holding multiple cryptocurrencies. It expands criteria for listing and withdrawal standards at MIAX Sapphire. These changes affect exchanges and investors involved with crypto-related financial products.

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Key Changes

  • Allows listing of options on trusts holding multiple cryptocurrencies.
  • Expands criteria for listing and withdrawal standards.
  • Affects exchanges and crypto investors.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Commodity-Based Trusts must maintain an average daily market value of each underlying crypto asset of at least $700 million over the last 12 months.

Commodity-Based Trusts
operational
high

Each crypto asset held by the Commodity-Based Trust must underlie a derivatives contract that trades on a market with which the Exchange has a comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement.

Commodity-Based Trusts
operational
medium

Options on Commodity-Based Trusts must continue to meet the requirements specified in Exchange Rule 402(i)(6)(iii)(A) and (B) for continued listing.

exchangesoptions traders
operational
medium

The Exchange must calculate the total global supply and market value of each underlying crypto asset held by the Commodity-Based Trust monthly.

exchanges
operational
high

The Exchange must ensure compliance with listing requirements before listing options on a Commodity-Based Trust.

exchanges
operational

Affected Parties

ExchangesCrypto investors

Tags

cryptocurrency,financial markets,regulations