BitMEX Launches 15x Leveraged Litecoin Futures

BitMEX is proud to announce the launch of the world’s first Litecoin futures contract margined in Bitcoin. There is no need to hold Litecoin in order to trade / speculate on the Bitfinex LTCUSD exchange rate.

Contract Specifications

Ticker Symbol: XLT7D, The BitMEX Weekly Litecoin / USD Futures Contract

Traders gain or lose 0.001 Bitcoin per $1 movement in the Bitfinex LTCUSD exchange rate.

The contract settles every Friday at 12:00 GMT.

Trade with leverage of up to 15x. Margin, profit, and loss are all denominated in Bitcoin.

For more details, please read Series Guide: XLT.

Weekly Expiring XBT Contracts

Due to customer demand, BitMEX is introducing a weekly expiring XBT contract. The Speculation or XBT series of Bitcoin / USD futures contracts allow leverage of up to 25x.

Ticker Symbol: XBT7D, The BitMEX Weekly Quanto Bitcoin / USD Futures Contract.

Traders gain or lose 0.00001 Bitcoin per $1 movement in the Bitfinex BTCUSD exchange rate.

The contract settles every Friday at 12:00 GMT.

For more details, please read Series Guide: XBT.

Advanced Order Types

Stop Limit orders will be available starting next week. If there are additional order types that you require as a trader, please let us know.