options trading

Lighter

2026-10-16 14:07:30

Lighter Teases Upcoming Options Trading Service

Lighter said on social media that an options trading service is on the way, posting the message, "Options season. Coming soon." The update was reported by BlockBeats on Oct. 16. The company did not release more details, and no timeline, supported products, or trading rules were included in the announcement. For now, the post serves as an early teaser that Lighter plans to add options trading to its platform.

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Lighter

2026-10-16 14:06:27

Lighter Teases Options Product, Launch Timing Still Undisclosed

Decentralized perpetual futures trading platform Lighter has hinted that an options product may be on the way. In a post on X, the platform said 「options season」 is coming, signaling plans to add options trading to its product lineup. The company has not released a launch date. It also has not shared product specifications, trading mechanics, or other rollout details. For now, the post serves as an early preview rather than a formal product announcement with a timeline attached.

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Lighter

2026-10-16 14:26:45

Lighter Teases Options Product but Leaves Launch Details Undisclosed

Decentralized perpetuals exchange Lighter has signaled that it is preparing to enter the options market. In a post cited by ChainCatcher, the platform wrote, "Options season. Coming soon," and attached a 14-second teaser video. The message points to an upcoming options trading product, adding a new product line beyond Lighter’s existing focus on perpetual contracts. For now, the company has not shared a launch date, the type of options it plans to offer, or how the product will work. No additional specifications were disclosed in the announcement.

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Binance

2026-10-15 10:03:24

Binance adds covered call and cash-secured put strategies to stock options lineup

Binance said on Oct. 15 that it has expanded its stock options offering with two new strategies: Covered Call and Cash-Secured Put. The update allows users to sell options contracts and collect premiums after posting the required collateral. Under the Covered Call structure, users must hold the underlying stock as collateral and, if the option is exercised, sell the stock at the agreed strike price. For the Cash-Secured Put strategy, users must lock a sufficient amount of USDC and, if exercised, buy the underlying stock at the strike price. Binance said both strategies use physical settlement, with collateral remaining frozen until the position is closed, the option expires, or the contract is exercised. The exchange also said the product currently supports limit orders only. It added that access to the product may be unavailable in some regions because of local restrictions.

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BIT Brokerage

2026-10-14 09:03:32

BIT launches Hong Kong stock trading, extending its brokerage model beyond U.S. equities

BIT formally launched Hong Kong stock trading under the "BIT Brokerage" name on Oct. 12, adding access to Main Board and GEM shares, IPO subscriptions, margin financing, stock transfers, and stablecoin deposits. The rollout expands a product line that already includes U.S. equities, U.S. options, crypto trading, OTC services, wealth products, and asset management. According to the source article, BIT’s strategy differs from platforms that rely on tokenized stocks or perpetual contracts: it connects users to licensed brokers and regulated clearing and custody infrastructure so they can trade real securities. The report says BIT first introduced stablecoin-funded U.S. stock trading on Feb. 3, opened margin beta testing on June 26, added short selling 17 days later, and launched options 11 days after that. It then brought the same model to Hong Kong stocks on Oct. 12. The article also argues that options trading and IPO subscriptions are difficult to offer without broker connectivity, clearing, custody, and licensed entities, making them a key test of whether a crypto platform has built a full brokerage stack. With Hong Kong stocks now live, BIT is positioning a single account and stablecoin funding rail as a way to connect crypto, U.S. stocks, U.S. options, and Hong Kong equities across different market hours.

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Market Making

2026-10-11 08:37:19

From market making to gamma scalping: inventory management is the common thread

WuBlockchain republished a lengthy article by @Boywus arguing that a wide range of trading strategies, from fixed-distance market making to gamma scalping and even grid trading, can be reduced to the same practical question: once price moves, how much inventory should a trader hold? The piece strips away the usual aura around both disciplines. Market making is often associated with low-latency infrastructure, order book microstructure and firms such as HRT, Jump and Citadel Securities. Gamma scalping, by contrast, is usually framed through option pricing models, volatility surfaces, dynamic delta hedging and Greek-letter risk management. Yet the article says that, at the execution layer, both often translate into a familiar pattern: buy more as price falls and sell more as price rises. It also stresses that similar trading paths do not imply identical profit sources. A simple market maker earns spread while taking inventory risk and adverse selection risk. A long-gamma trader pays upfront for convexity, then tries to monetize realized price swings through repeated delta hedging. The article extends that logic to so-called “synthetic” or manually written gamma-like rules, including grid strategies, and ends with a “sugar cane and cola” analogy to explain how options market makers package linear instruments into nonlinear payoff products.

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Coinbase

2026-10-07 10:05:37

Coinbase finishes Deribit integration, says Coinbase Pro will return before year-end

Coinbase said it has completed its integration of Deribit and is now operating the combined venue under the name Coinbase Global Exchange. The company said the merged platform held more than $30 billion in Bitcoin options open interest as of Sept. 30, and that traders will soon be able to access that liquidity. Coinbase also said it plans to roll out crypto options, spot margin trading, and unified portfolios over the next few weeks, while expanding access across institutional, international, and retail users on different timelines. The company said Coinbase Financial Markets, its futures commission merchant, will connect U.S. and international crypto derivatives markets into a single regulated liquidity pool. It also confirmed that Coinbase Pro is coming back by the end of the year as a platform built for high-volume active traders, with support for spot, futures, perpetuals, options, and equities. Coinbase tied the rollout to its earlier $2.9 billion Deribit acquisition announced in May 2025 and to CFTC guidance issued this May covering access to overseas perpetual futures and options through its Bermuda unit.

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Coinbase

2026-10-07 04:48:58

Coinbase completes Deribit integration, plans to bring back Coinbase Pro by year-end

Coinbase said on Oct. 7 that it has completed the integration of crypto derivatives exchange Deribit and launched Coinbase Global Exchange, a structure the company says connects U.S. and international derivatives liquidity in a single pool for the first time. According to Coinbase, traders will gain access to more than $30 billion in Bitcoin options open interest as of Sept. 30, along with liquidity tied to more than $1 trillion in trading volume recorded last year. The company said Deribit-based options, spot leverage and a unified portfolio setup will roll out over the coming weeks. Coinbase also linked the framework to guidance issued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in May, under which Coinbase Financial Markets became the first and only regulated U.S. futures commission merchant allowed to connect American clients to global crypto derivatives liquidity across options and perpetuals. For access, U.S. institutional clients will trade through Coinbase Prime via CFM, while eligible non-U.S. traders will get options access in the coming weeks. U.S. retail options trading is scheduled for later this year. Coinbase added that a rebuilt Coinbase Pro, aimed at high-volume active traders using complex strategies, is set to return by the end of the year.

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