{"id":270286,"date":"2021-06-09T17:48:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T14:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/major-us-trading-platform-interactive-brokers-to-offer-cryptocurrency-trading\/"},"modified":"2021-06-09T17:48:18","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T14:48:18","slug":"major-us-trading-platform-interactive-brokers-to-offer-cryptocurrency-trading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/major-us-trading-platform-interactive-brokers-to-offer-cryptocurrency-trading\/","title":{"rendered":"# Major US trading platform Interactive Brokers to offer cryptocurrency trading"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2cc9ba3b872\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2cc9ba3b872\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/major-us-trading-platform-interactive-brokers-to-offer-cryptocurrency-trading\/#Demand_fuels_latest_crypto_uptake\" >Demand fuels latest crypto uptake<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/major-us-trading-platform-interactive-brokers-to-offer-cryptocurrency-trading\/#Positive_press_begins_to_sway_price_action\" >Positive press begins to sway price action<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong># Major US trading platform Interactive Brokers to offer cryptocurrency trading <\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-5a136f3a>United States foreign exchange company Interactive Brokers will offer direct cryptocurrency trading to clients within months, a report says.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/06\/09\/interactive-brokers-will-offer-crypto-trading-by-the-end-of-the-summer.html\">Speaking<\/a> at the\u00a0Piper Sandler Global Exchange &amp; FinTech Conference on June 9, founder Thomas Peterffy revealed that the firm had opted to enter the crypto market.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Demand_fuels_latest_crypto_uptake\"><\/span>Demand fuels latest crypto uptake<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Quoted by CNBC, Peterffy hinted that client demand had been a major driver of the decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCustomers certainly are asking for [crypto trading] and we expect to be ready to offer it to them by the end of the summer,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Interactive Brokers offers traders a wide variety of assets in addition to currencies, these including\u00a0stocks, options, futures, bonds and funds, according to its website. As of 2019, its equity value totalled almost $8 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The move into crypto will presumably feature Bitcoin (BTC) first and foremost, with Peterffy nonetheless not naming specific tokens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs for hurdles, the greatest hurdle is how do you keep you customers 100% safe,\u201d CNBC additionally quoted him as saying. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHow do you make it 100% sure that no one will steal their coins in spite of the fact that they are untraceable. We will find out more about this when we open for business at the end of the summer.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2021-06\/ec1196fb-275c-449d-9c2f-b424a155bfee.jpg\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Bitcoin futures open interest chart. Source: Bybt<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Positive_press_begins_to_sway_price_action\"><\/span>Positive press begins to sway price action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The announcement coincides with the latest chapter in Bitcoin&#8217;s evolution into a mainstream asset class courtesy of El Salvador&#8217;s pioneering legal tender move.<\/p>\n<p>As Cointelegraph reported, a senior Bloomberg analyst said Wednesday that Bitcoin is no longer &#8220;speculative&#8221; in nature.<\/p>\n<p>Despite seeing considerable selling pressure in recent weeks, BTC\/USD is more likely to hit $40,000 next than $20,000, Mike McGlone of Bloomberg Intelligence added.<\/p>\n<p>The pair is up 6% on the day Wednesday after bouncing from $31,000 earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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