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According to its official website, Bitnomial is a Chicago-based derivatives exchange company founded in 2014 by Luke Hoersten, formerly of Allston Trading; under Bitnomial, LLC it operates a US CFTC-regulated exchange, clearinghouse and clearing brokerage. Per the site's history, Bitnomial Exchange, LLC was designated a contract market (DCM) by the CFTC in 2020 and launched margined, physically settled bitcoin futures in 2021; Bitnomial Clearing, LLC became an NFA member as a futures commission merchant (FCM) in 2022; and Bitnomial Clearinghouse, LLC was registered as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) in 2023 and supported the first US perpetual futures contract in 2025. The company states that on 1 May 2026 it was acquired by Payward, the parent company of Kraken, and continues to operate within the Payward group with its existing licences and regulatory structure intact; group entities NinjaTrader Clearing, LLC and Payward Oceanic Ltd. are also exchange participants. On the Botanical trading platform it offers leveraged retail spot crypto, perpetuals, physically delivered futures and options on assets such as bitcoin, XRP, SOL, ETH and ADA, hashrate futures and event contracts in a single collateral pool; digital assets are accepted as margin and leverage of up to 6x applies to margin trades. Futures accounts are offered by Bitnomial Clearing, LLC, a CFTC-registered FCM and NFA member; the platform is open to US residents and, subject to eligibility, users worldwide. This information is the company's own statement.
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Licences verified in official registers: CFTC (United States) – NFA ID 0528310.
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