You will need to request that margin and options trading be added to your account before you can apply for futures. These links to other websites do not imply a recommendation for all the content found on these sites. In addition to futures approval on your account, clients who wish to trade bitcoin futures must receive the CFTC and NFA advisories on virtual currencies provided below. Funds must be fully cleared in your account before they can be used to trade any futures contracts, including bitcoin futures. Announcing an investment in ErisX—a regulated exchange for cryptocurrency trading. Please note that virtual currency is a digital representation of value that functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, or a store of value, but it does not have legal tender status. We offer the ability to trade bitcoin futures contracts, much like we offer futures contracts for gold, corn, crude oil, etc.