CME Bitcoin Futures and Options on Bitcoin Futures (BTC) offered by the CME exchange are available for trading at IBKR by entering the symbol BRR into one of our trading platforms. After entering the symbol BRR, select Futures or Future Options under CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate, choose multiplier 5 for regular size Bitcoin futures and select an expiry. In Client Portal, after entering the symbol BRR, select Futures or Futures Options under CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate, select Last Trading Day and then select trading class BTC or strike price.
You must have trading permissions for United States (Crypto) Futures and/or United States (Crypto) Future Options and to see live data you must subscribe to the US Securities Snapshot and Futures Value Bundle or CME Real-Time Top of Book market data in Client Portal.
Please Note
- Due to FCA regulations on IBUK clients' trading of crypto currency based instruments, MiFID Non Professional clients are restricted from trading these products. These restrictions do not affect clients of legal entities other than IBUK. Residents of Japan are also restricted from trading these products.
- Trading of cryptocurrency futures is not offered in retirement accounts (e.g., IRA, SIPP).
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