ProShares Seeks Waiver From CME for Position Limits on New Bitcoin Futures ETF: Report

ProShares, the sponsor of the first-ever exchange-traded fund (ETF) backed by bitcoin futures, has applied for a waiver to limits the amount of bitcoin futures a buyer can purchase in the new fund, Barron’s reported.

  • Starting with the November front-month contract, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will limit the amount of futures that a buyer can buy in the new ETF to 4,000, dropping to 2,000 three days before expiration. As each contract represents five bitcoin, total ownership is limited to 20,000 bitcoin.
  • To get around this limit, ProShares has already split its futures portfolio with half in October and half in November.
  • CEO Michael Sapir told Barron’s that if the CME doesn’t grant the waiver, ProShares could shift assets into later-dated contracts, structured notes or swaps. Barron’s also noted that ProShares’ prospectus for the ETF says the fund could also invest in equities with crypto exposure.

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/24/proshares-seeks-waiver-from-cme-for-position-limits-on-new-bitcoin-futures-etf-report/

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