Following The SPDR Gold Shares ETF launch, Options followed as they will for BTC.
Below is a chart showing when this happened and the impact on Price.
Some comments about it in the thread below; twitter.com/Cointelegraph/stat...
Gold options on SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) launched on June 2, 2008, creating new ways to hedge or speculate on gold prices.
GLD options increased trading volume and liquidity, making gold more attractive to institutions. Bid-ask spreads narrowed, boosting market efficiency.
Gold prices surged 16% from ~$870/oz in May 2008 to ~$1,011/oz by mid-July, driven by speculative activity around the options launch.
The launch coincided with the 2008 financial crisis, attracting safe-haven demand. Options helped institutions hedge risk, increasing allocations to gold.
Short-term impact: More volatility and speculative price swings. Long-term impact: Cemented gold’s status as a key hedge in diversified portfolios.
The GLD options launch offers lessons for Bitcoin ETFs: increased liquidity, speculative interest, and institutional adoption could drive price action.
Bitcoin options ETFs could follow gold’s path: higher liquidity, institutional inflows, and increased volatility short-term. Long-term? Greater adoption and a stronger case as a portfolio asset.
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