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PowerTrade Options Contract Specifications | BTC, ETH & Altcoins

Exercise style, settlement, trading hours and quoting for BTC, ETH and 80+ altcoin option markets.

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European-Style USDC-Settled Options

PowerTrade offers European-style crypto options across BTC, ETH, and 80+ altcoin markets. All contracts are cash-settled in USDC, ensuring simplicity, transparency, and reduced custody risk.

Key Features:

  • Exercise Style: European-style — options can only be exercised at expiry, not before. This prevents early exercise risk and helps traders focus purely on market moves up to the expiration date.

  • Settlement: Cash-settled in USDC, so you never need to hold the underlying cryptocurrency.

  • Pricing: All options are quoted in USD terms, based on blended exchange rate sources.

  • Trading Hours: 24/7, giving traders around-the-clock access to crypto derivatives.

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What Are European-Style Options?

European-style options differ from American-style options in a key way:

  • European Options: Can only be exercised on the expiration date. This makes them ideal for traders who want a clear and risk-defined payoff structure, without the complexity of early exercise.

  • American Options: Can be exercised at any time before expiry, which can add flexibility but also complicates risk management and pricing.

For crypto traders, European-style options offer:

  • ✅ Simpler strategies (no unexpected early exercise)

  • ✅ Cleaner risk management with predictable settlement

  • ✅ Focus on expiry-based trading — ideal for hedging or speculating on key events (e.g., rate decisions, token unlocks, or ETF approvals)

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Why Trade Options on PowerTrade?

  • ✅ European-style, USDC-settled — simple, transparent, and risk-defined

  • ✅ Access to BTC, ETH & 80+ altcoin options markets (the widest coverage in crypto)

  • ✅ 24/7 global trading access

  • ✅ Transparent margining and settlement process

  • ✅ Flexible expiries — from daily to 3 months forward

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