Moscow Exchange will launch perpetual futures tied to five major cryptocurrencies on Sept. 22, giving qualified investors continuous price exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and Tron without requiring them to own the underlying assets.

The new contracts are BTCUSDF, ETHUSDF, SOLUSDF, XRPUSDF, and TRXUSDF. Each tracks a corresponding MOEX crypto index and automatically rolls over each day, allowing investors to maintain their positions without manually switching to a new contract at expiration.

Unlike spot crypto trading, the futures do not deliver any cryptocurrency. They are quoted against US dollar-denominated indexes, while profits and losses are settled in Russian rubles.

Exposure without ownership

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