TY  - UNPD
A1  - Augustin, Patrick
A1  - Rubtsov, Alexey
A1  - Shin, Donghwa
T1  - The impact of derivatives on spot markets: Evidence from the introduction of bitcoin futures contracts
T2  - LawFin working paper ; No. 41
N2  - Cryptocurrencies provide a unique opportunity to identify how derivatives impact spot markets. They are fully fungible, trade across multiple spot exchanges at different prices, and futures contracts were selectively introduced on bitcoin (BTC) exchange rates against the USD in December 2017. Following the futures introduction, we find a significantly greater increase in cross-exchange price synchronicity for BTC--USD relative to other exchange rate pairs, as demonstrated by an increase in price correlations and a reduction in arbitrage opportunities and volatility. We also find support for an increase in price efficiency, market quality, and liquidity. The evidence suggests that futures contracts allowed investors to circumvent trading frictions associated with short sale constraints, arbitrage risk associated with block confirmation time, and market segmentation. Overall, our analysis supports the view that the introduction of BTC--USD futures was beneficial to the bitcoin spot market by making the underlying prices more informative.
T3  - LawFin Working Paper - 41 
KW  - bitcoin
KW  - blockchain
KW  - cryptocurrencies
KW  - derivatives
KW  - fintech
KW  - regulation
Y1  - 2022
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/68203
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-682032
UR  - https://ssrn.com/abstract=3648406
N1  - The paper has benefited significantly from a fellow visit of Augustin at the Center for Advanced Studies Foundations of Law and Finance funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) - project FOR 2774.
IS  - This draft: June 30, 2022
PB  - Center for Advanced Studies on the Foundations of Law and Finance, House of Finance, Goethe University
CY  - Frankfurt am Main
ER  -