Two new perpetual contract listings – SAGAUSDT and TNSRUSDT – are now available to trade on BitMEX, with up to 10x leverage.  Trading for both contracts started at 12:00 UTC on 10 April 2024. Trade SAGAUSDT here or view the contract specs here. Trade TNSRUSDT here or view the contract specs here. For the lowdown on the latest listings, read on. If you haven’t signed up for a BitMEX account yet, we’re currently offering up to $5,000 in BMEX Tokens for verified users- you can register here. SAGAUSDT Contract Specs SAGAUSDT is a linear perpetual swap, margined in USDT. This allows users t ..read more

(Any views expressed below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions.) Ping…Ping…Ping… That is the sound of my phone alerting me to overnight snowfall at the various Hokkaido ski resorts I monitor. While this sound brings me immense joy in January and February, in March, it brings only FOMO. I decamped from Hokkaido in early March for the past few ski seasons. My recent experience taught me that Mother Nature turns on the heat circa March 1st. I’m a pri ..read more

We will list a new pre-IEO futures contract for SAGA on BitMEX. SAGAUSDTJ24 will be margined in Tether (USDT) and offers up to 2x leverage so you can long or short SAGA before it’s listing on spot exchanges. Trading for SAGAUSDTJ24 is expected to commence at 12:00 UTC on 5 April 2024. For details on the new pre-IEO listings, read on.If you haven’t signed up for a BitMEX account yet, we’re currently offering up to $5,000 in BMEX Tokens for newly verified users – you can register here. SAGA Linear Futures Contract Specs SAGAUSDTJ24 will be a linear futures contract, margined in USDT (ERC-20). I ..read more

Trade MEWUSDT – featuring MEW, the cat in a dog’s world on BitMEX, with up to 10x leverage. Trading has started at 04:00 UTC on 4 Apr 2024. For the lowdown on the latest listing, read on. If you haven’t signed up for a BitMEX account yet, we’re currently offering up to $5,000 in BMEX Tokens for verified users- you can register here.   MEWUSDT Contract Specs MEWUSDT is a linear perpetual swap, margined in USDT. This allows users to gain exposure to the price of the cat in a dogs world token and trade it with leverage, without needing to have any MEW holdings. Key contract details for our M ..read more

Note: Anything expressed below is not considered financial advice – they are only suggestions for users to learn more about trading strategies. Users are always encouraged to do as much research as possible before executing any trades. The content below is not intended to express any guaranteed return, and BitMEX does not take responsibility should your trades not perform as expected.   Making a profit in crypto, especially derivatives, isn’t always straightforward. So we kickstarted “BitMEX Alpha” – a series to share our trading secrets on potentially profitable opportunities on Bi ..read more

WUSDT – featuring W, the Wormhole token is now available to trade on BitMEX, with up to 10x leverage. Trading started on 3 April 2024 shortly after 13:00 UTC. For the lowdown on the latest listing, read on. You can trade the WUSDT futures contract here, or refer to the full contract specs here.  If you haven’t signed up for a BitMEX account yet, we’re currently offering up to $5,000 in BMEX Tokens for verified users- you can register here.   WUSDT Contract Specs WUSDT is a linear perpetual swap, margined in USDT. This allows users to gain exposure to the price of the Wormhole token a ..read more

A new listing – ENAUSDT – featuring ENA, the governance token of Ethena is now available to trade on BitMEX, with up to 10x leverage. Trading started on 2 April 2024, shortly after 12:00 UTC. Read on for the lowdown on the latest listing. If you haven’t signed up for a BitMEX account yet, we’re currently offering up to $5,000 in BMEX Tokens for verified users- you can register here. You can also trade ENA via a linear futures listing ENAUSDTJ24 – it’s margined in Tether and with up to 2x leverage.   ENAUSDT Contract Specs ENAUSDT is a linear perpetual swap, margined in USDT. This allows u ..read more

On 19 March 2024, we announced that we are upgrading our trading technology and noted important changes to our API and Cross Margining system. As mentioned, we have started gradually moving all trading accounts to the new system. We expect this process to take approximately 3 weeks and will announce once the migration is completed.  The team wanted to take a moment to explain some of the changes you may notice during the account migration process and most importantly: some of the benefits you will experience.   Notable changes will include updates to the position table, the Wal ..read more

Crypto options are a great way to unlock alternative trading strategies, maximise profits in uncertain market conditions, and be used to manage risk.  If you’re looking to learn the basics of trading crypto options including what they are, the different types, and how they work, you’ve come to the right place.  Let’s dive in.  What Are Crypto Options?  Like any other derivatives product, crypto options allow you to speculate on the future price of an underlying asset.  More specifically, crypto options are derivatives instruments that give you the right – but not the ..read more

The first part of this series covered how trading crypto Options can be a way to hedge your perpetual contract position. The second part of the series then moved onto a strategy diving deeper into using crypto options to generate yield with cash and carry trades. This time around, we share another crypto options strategy – specifically, how you can trade crypto options to leverage market volatility and make profit.  Why Crypto Options are Useful During Market Volatility TL;DR. One can buy a straddle when they expect a major market move but are unsure of whether it will move up or down.&n ..read more