FCA Gives Green Light to B2C2 Cryptocurrency-Backed CFD

Cryptocurrency liquidity provider B2C2 announced on Thursday that its subsidiary, B2C2 OTC, has received a regulatory license from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to deal in contracts for difference (CFDs).

The deal marks the first occasion that a firm has been given authorization by the British regulator to provide cryptocurrency-backed CFDs. That isn't to say that cryptocurrency CFDs haven't been available until now. To the contrary, many firms have been offering the derivative products for some time.

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Leverage cap

That's something brokers won't be able to do. The product intervention measures introduced by the European Securities and Markets Authority in August of last year put a leverage cap of 2:1 on cryptocurrency CFDs.

Nonetheless, along with an increasing demand for equities, traders do want access to the cryptocurrency market.

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“We are excited to have received authorisation from the FCA to introduce a cryptocurrency CFD product," said Max Boonen, Founder and CEO of B2C2. "Eligible counterparties and professional clients can now gain derivative exposure to the cryptocurrency markets, benefiting from the competitive pricing and liquidity they’re accustomed to receiving from B2C2 while avoiding the risks associated with crypto custody.”