Bitcoin / USD 30 June 2017 Futures Contract
The BitMEX Bitcoin / USD 30 June 2017 Futures Contract (XBTM17) listed today, 17 March 2017 at 12:00 UTC. This contract is similar to XBTH17, but uses a new index, described below.
.BXBT: The New BitMEX Bitcoin / USD Index
.BXBT is an equally weighted index using the Bitcoin / USD spot price from the following exchanges:
- Bitfinex
- Bitstamp
- GDAX
- OKCoin International
XBTM17 uses the .BXBT index. Any exchange that is down or displays stale pricing data for 15 minutes or more will be removed temporarily from the index. Once the price feed is operational at least 5 minutes, we will reinstate the exchange.
A page detailing each constituents’ individual price and history will be live soon.
The BitMEX Bitcoin / USD 31 March 2017 Futures Contract, XBTH17, will continue to use the existing Bitcoin / USD Index (Symbol: .XBT; Weights: 50% Bitstamp, 50% OKCoin International) until it expires.
The BitMEX Bitcoin / USD Swap, XBTUSD, will continue to use the existing Bitcoin / USD Index (.XBT) until 31 March 2017 12:00 UTC. It will then switch to the new index. This is the same moment that XBTH17 expires.
Increase to Bitcoin / USD Products’ Tick Size
Also effective 31 March 2017 12:00 UTC, the tick size for Bitcoin/USD products (XBTUSD, XBTM17) will change from 0.01 USD to 0.1 USD.