Nasdaq Seeks to Boost Trading Cap for Options on Top Bitcoin ETF

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Nasdaq’s International Securities Exchange proposed quadrupling the daily trading limit for options tied to BlackRock Inc.’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF as demand from investors increases.

In a Wednesday filing, the Securities and Exchange Commission said the bourse asked to raise the current 250,000-contract ceiling for the exchange-traded fund, which trades under the IBIT ticker, to 1 million.