Trading Bitcoin Futures in AgenaTrader
The Gemini Bitcoin Trace Price Index (symbol: GXBT) is traded from December 11th as a Future via CFE, starting from Monday, December 18th, the Bitcoin Future (symbol: BTC.F) is tradable via CME Globex.
At the moment you get data for GXBT from data feed IQFeed as well as from our broker partner Interactive Brokers and Gain, data for BTC.F are available from Interactive Brokers, Gain and Rithmic. We expect additional brokers and data feed provider to follow soon.
To ensure that you get data and are able to trade those instruments, you will have to import the mappings of the respective provider via Tools -> Settings -> Instruments: Markets and Mappings
Please take special note of tick size, point value, trading hours as well as further contract specifications to each instrument in InstrumentEscort.
GXBT
Data for GXBT are currently available from data feed provider IQFeed as well as from Interactive Brokers and Gain.
Trading hours: 22:30 – 22:25 CET
Exchange: CFE
Tick size: 10,0000000
Point value: 1,00
Mapping IQ-Feed: @XTB
Mapping Interactive Brokers: GXBT|CFECRYPTO
Mapping Gain: XBT
BTC.F
BTC.F is at the moment supported by Interactive Brokers, Gain and Rithmic.
Trading hours: 00:00 – 23:00 CET
Exchange: CBOE Globex
Tick size: 5,0000000
Point value: 5,00
Mapping Interactive Brokers: BRTI
Mapping Rithmic: BTC
Mapping Gain: BTC
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