I did not realize that you had started two topics that seem to be the same topic, in the same section and in the same language. Is there some kind of mistake? Shouldn't one of the threads be locked...? ... sure there could be some kind of a reference in a continuing thread to a locked thread. Is there a difference between the two threads or some kind of reason that two threads serves some meaningful purpose?
Sorry but I disagree.
Those two topics are different.
This one is aimed at explaining and discussing bitcoin futures.
The other one is aimed at explaining bitcoin options.
Those two instruments are quite complicated financial derivative of bitcoin: future is a linear derivative, meaning its price change with a fixed ratio with the one of bitcoin, while options are non linear derivatives, meaning the price of the option changes in a non linear way with the price of bitcoin.
As this difference involve quite a different approach to pricing and use of those instrument, I decided to open two different thread.
Also this is meant to discuss specific option market taxonomy (volatility, smiles, Greeks) that are irrelevant for futures.
Last bit not least I think having two different thread allows more specific questions about the instrument asked from the forum. As always those threads are meant to learn something.
Hope this clarify and more precisely define my choices.