SEC Clears Cboe to List Volatility Shares’ 3x Bitcoin and Ether Funds
On Oct. 2, the SEC approved a Cboe BZX rule change that clears the exchange to list six Volatility Shares ETFs, including funds tied to bitcoin and ether. The lineup also includes products linked to gold, silver, crude oil and natural gas, and trading still awaits effective registration statements.
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Bitcoin and ether traders, along with buyers of the other four funds in the lineup, will notice that Cboe now has approval to list the products, while the funds are still not trading yet. That means the exchange-side step has been cleared, but the market-facing launch is still pending effective registration statements.
What remains open is the launch timing and which of the six funds will begin trading first. The available detail only shows that the SEC approved the Cboe rule change and the listing order; it does not show when the registration statements become effective or when the exchange opens trading.
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