On the first day of trading, the trading volume of BlackRock IBIT options reached nearly $1.9 billion, with 82% being call options

ChainCatcher news, Bloomberg senior ETF analyst James Seyffart posted data on social media stating that on the first day of trading for BlackRock's IBIT options, 354,000 contracts were traded with a notional exposure slightly below $1.9 billion, of which 82% were call options (289,000 contracts) and 18% were put options (65,000 contracts), with a ratio of 4.4:1. It is almost certain that such first-day data is one of the reasons for Bitcoin reaching a new all-time high.