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Bitnomial Exchange
Bitnomial company profile covering overview, features, verified team data, and milestones.
Company Info
Bitnomial is a US-regulated crypto derivatives exchange and clearinghouse based in Chicago. It runs through subsidiaries registered with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a Designated Contract Market (DCM), Derivative Clearing Organization (DCO), and Futures Commission Merchant (FCM). The platform brings leveraged spot, perpetuals, futures, options, and prediction markets together in one system. The platform supports assets like BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, and more. It gives advanced traders access to crypto derivatives trading with leverage, portfolio margining, and real asset settlement, all within a regulated setup.
Key Features of Bitnomial:
- Supports crypto-settled contracts, where trades settle in the underlying digital assets instead of fiat
- Reduces unnecessary margin requirements through integrated clearing
- Offers up to 6x leverage on margin trades, helping traders use their capital more efficiently.
Bitnomial Milestones:
| Year | Achievements | |
| 2014 | Founding | Founded by Luke Hoersten to address market access problems and create a safe, regulated haven for digital asset trading. |
| 2020 | DCM Approval | Got CFTC designation as a contract market, allowing it to run a U.S. futures exchange. |
| 2021 | Physical Futures Launch | Introduced the first U.S. market for margined, physically settled Bitcoin futures, where actual BTC is delivered. |
| 2022 | FCM registration | Become a registered Futures Commission Merchant (FCM), which allows you to handle customer funds directly. |
| 2023 | DCO Approval | Registered as a Derivatives Clearing Organization to complete the "triple crown" of vertically integrated licenses. |
| 2025 | Perpetual Futures Launch | Rolled out the first CFTC-regulated U.S. perpetual futures, bringing offshore-style trading mechanics into a regulated market. |
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Company Details
Launch Date
Jan-2015
Company Size
Small (11-50)
Total Employees
- + 6
Luke Hoersten, Joseph Pensinger, James Walsh and 6 Others
Contact Details
Social Media
Primary Category
- Centralised Exchange
Board Members and Advisors
Luke Hoersten
Founder & CEO
Joseph Pensing...
Chief Operating Officer
James Walsh
General Counsel & Chief Regulatory Officer
Matthew Wraith
Director of Information Technology / Co-Founder
Michael Dunn
Director of Market Operations & Surveillance
James Haney
VP of Finance
Peter Nabicht
Director (Public Director)
Thomas J Ander...
Director (Public Director)
Seth Larson
Director Of Operations
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