Key Information:

• Kraken’s futures contracts for both perpetual and fixed maturity are now accessible to retail and institutional clients in the European Economic Area (EEA).
• These futures contracts are witnessing a robust trading volume, ranging from $1 billion to $2 billion per day.

Kraken is embarking on offering regulated trading in cryptocurrency derivatives within Europe, complying with the European Union’s MiFID II legislation. The exchange’s futures contracts have now become available for customer trading in the EEA.

Learn more about Kraken’s licensing and future plans.

Recently, the ability to trade crypto derivatives was licensed through Greenfield Wealth, a Cypriot firm acquired by Kraken, enabling the firm to operate under the supervision of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC).

In recent times, the crypto derivatives market has seen notable activity, with companies like Coinbase entering through acquirments such as Deribit. In Europe, several exchanges are entering the derivatives marketplace.