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title: "CME Bitcoin Futures Now Trade 24/7, Ending Weekend Gaps"
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description: "CME Group has introduced 24/7 trading for Bitcoin futures and options, eliminating weekend gaps and aligning with the continuous Bitcoin spot market. This change enhances hedging efficiency for institutional investors, although liquidity is still focused on ETF options and offshore perpetuals. Currently, three CME gaps remain unresolved, with two above and one below Bitcoin's spot price."
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# CME Bitcoin Futures Now Trade 24/7, Ending Weekend Gaps

CME Group has launched 24/7 trading for Bitcoin futures and options on its Globex platform, eliminating the traditional weekend gap that occurred from Friday to Sunday, according to CoinDesk. This move aligns CME's trading hours with Bitcoin's continuous spot market, reducing weekend risk premia and improving hedging efficiency for institutional investors. Despite this structural change, liquidity remains concentrated in ETF options and offshore perpetuals, with BlackRock's IBIT ETF options holding significantly more open interest than CME's crypto options markets. Currently, three CME gaps remain unresolved, with two above Bitcoin's spot price and one below.

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