Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said that “$1.9 billion is unheard of for day one” as the debut day for options on BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF saw huge volumes.
Options contracts on BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), saw nearly $2 billion in total exposure traded, which could have pushed Bitcoin to its new high of over $94,000.
“Final tally of IBIT’s first day of options is just shy of $1.9 billion in notional exposure traded via 354,000 contracts,” Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart reported on Nov. 20.
“These options were almost certainly part of the move to the new Bitcoin all-time highs today,” he added. Bitcoin (BTC) hit a new peak of $94,105 on Coinbase on Nov. 19, per TradingView.
