Digital Assets

New contracts will be offered in standard and micro sizes and are expected to go live on 9 February 2026, subject to regulatory approval.  

Ripple will provide $150 million in debt financing as part of the collaboration, which will cement stablecoin Ripple USD as a core collateral asset for LMAX’s global client base.  

Almost a week on from the US strikes on Venezuela and the extraction of President Maduro, Natasha Cocksedge explores how markets have responded to the unprecedented intervention.  

The authorisation will enable the firm to offer futures, perpetual contracts and options trading, and follows increasing institutional demand for regulated access to digital asset derivatives markets.  

The new offering aims to address challenges traditionally facing equity derivatives markets including fixed trading hours and legacy clearing cycles, beneficial for both institutional and retail clients, One Trading chief executive tells The TRADE. 

The licensing is expected to support the increasing convergence of traditional finance and digital assets across the industry. 

Individual brings extensive experience working across FX and digital assets, previously serving at B2C2, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan, Credit Suisse and Bloomberg.  

Industry commentators from Eurex, Broadridge, Tradeweb and Komainu assess the uptick in industry adoption of tokenisation specifically, as blockchains accelerate across many asset classes.   

Industry experts from TP ICAP, LMAX Group, CoinShares , FalconX, Marex, Crossover Markets and BPX Digital Securities Marketplace analyse the landscape for crypto within the institutional space in the coming year, as digital assets gain traction across the industry.   

The investment follows a growing institutional demand for governance and unified workflows across trade lifecycles as digital assets and traditional finance increasingly converge across the industry.