Exchange operator CME to launch 'micro' versions of bitcoin, ether options


FILE PHOTO Men enter the CME Group offices in New York U.S. October 18 2017. REUTERSBrendan McDermid

FILE PHOTO: Men enter the CME Group offices in New York, U.S., October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

(Reuters) - Futures exchange operator CME Group Inc is planning to launch micro bitcoin and ether options later this month to boost its appeal among retail traders, the company said on Tuesday.

The contracts will be one-tenth the size of the two biggest cryptocurrencies and will be available to both institutional and individual traders. They will launch on March 28, pending regulatory review.

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