Sentences with phrase «settlement currency options»

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Albeit in footnotes, but perhaps most significantly, the Coinflip case put the CFTC on record as concluding that Bitcoin, while a commodity, is not a currency.6 In summarizing the facts of the case, the CFTC explained that Bitcoin is «distinct from «real currencies»» of the United States or another country.7 In addition, the CFTC Order in the Coinflip settlement specifically noted that the Bitcoin options were not eligible for the CFTC's «trade option exemption» in CFTC Rule 32.3.8 Since the CFTC's trade option exemption can only be claimed for an option that would result in delivery of an «exempt» or agricultural commodity, this violation in effect serves as the CFTC's finding that it will not treat Bitcoin as a currency.

Representing a European Bank over many years in a series of interbank disputes arising from the conduct, execution and settlement of derivative transactions, including, interest rates swaps, currency swaps, bonds and repo trades on Eurex, OTC options, credit default swaps, and an Argentinian MTN programme.

In a way, similar to the Utility Settlement Coin, most of these options will require a collateral in the form of fiat currencies which shall be held by the central bank.