12 February 2026
Crypto derivatives adoption is slowly expanding, say market participants
Participants in the digital asset industry highlight the deployment of crypto options for structured products at a crypto conference held in Hong Kong this week.
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Germany: debt, inflation and trade policy to shape markets in 2026
Almost 60% of German investors believe the relationship between Europe and the USA will significantly determine the development of the stock markets in 2026.
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Deutsche Boerse to buy General Atlantic’s stake in ISS Stoxx
The acquisition is priced at roughly 20x adjusted Ebitda under peer‑based valuation model.
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Leonteq reports full‑year loss, ‘reputational overhang’ lingers
Despite a challenging year marked by lower fee income and a negative trading result, Leonteq ended 2025 with renewed strength in structured products.
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Ibex 35 led trading as warrants dominated in January, BME
BME data indicates concentrated turnover in the Ibex 35 and commodities, with issuance trends continuing to favour widely tracked underlyings.
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iCapital to acquire Passthrough to simplify investor onboarding
iCapital has agreed to acquire Passthrough to expand its onboarding...
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Direxion launches four 2X single stock ETFs
Traders looking for amplified exposure to individual stocks now have...
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CME Group launches Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar futures
CME Group has expanded its digital asset derivatives offerings by...
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Global X floats commodity strategy ETF
Global X has launched an actively managed commodity exchange-traded...
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Interactive Brokers expands Coinbase partnership to crypto derivatives
The products come with monthly expirations or as perpetual-style contracts, offering eligible clients a cost-effective way to gain exposure to cryptocurrency with around-the-clock trading.
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ICE partners with CoinDesk to float cryptocurrency futures
The contacts include two index futures, ICE CoinDesk 20 Index Futures and the ICE CoinDesk 5 Index Futures, and five other products.
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Derivative Path, CloudMargin tie-up for collateral and derivatives integration
The partnership is aimed at enabling easy integration between Derivative Path’s DerivativeEDGE platform and CloudMargin’s collateral management platform.