CF Benchmarks and CME Group recently announced the December 2 launch of two bitcoin volatility indices, the CME CF Bitcoin Volatility Index – Real Time (BVX) and the CME CF Bitcoin Volatility Index – Settlement (BVXS), which offer market-based, forward-looking measures of bitcoin’s expected price fluctuations over a 30-day period, using data from CME’s regulated bitcoin options.

This expansion adds new transparency and risk management tools for institutional investors in digital assets, reinforcing CME Group’s commitment to supporting the growing crypto derivatives landscape.

We’ll explore how providing transparent bitcoin volatility benchmarks could influence CME Group’s position as a risk management leader in emerging…