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Updated · robinhood.com · Jul 26
Ethereum Event Contract Implies 88% Odds ETH Tops $1,885 on July 26
Updated
Updated · robinhood.com · Jul 26

Ethereum Event Contract Implies 88% Odds ETH Tops $1,885 on July 26

3 articles · Updated · robinhood.com · Jul 26

Summary

  • ETH traded around $1,889.17 as the July 26 9 a.m. EDT event contract priced an 88-cent chance of Ethereum finishing at $1,885 or above.
  • The market assigned 33% odds to $1,890 or above, 3% to $1,895 or above and 1% to $1,900 or above, showing expectations clustered just below $1,890.
  • Settlement will use CF Benchmarks' Real Time Index, averaging 60 readings from the final minute before expiration, with payouts usually made within an hour.
  • The contract trades nearly 24 hours a day except Thursday 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. ET, while source-agency employees and holders of material non-public information are barred from trading.

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