US SEC Seeks Public Feedback on Approval of Grayscale and Bitwise Ether ETF Options Trading

Golden Finance reports that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking public input on whether the agency should approve options trading in three spot ethereum ETFs. According to a regulatory filing released Tuesday, the SEC seeks comments on whether to allow the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. to list and trade options on the Gray Scale Ether Trust ETF, Gray Scale Ether Mini-Trust ETF, and the Bitwise Ether ETF, with comments due 21 days of publication in the Federal Register. The agency has not yet approved options trading on spot Ether ETFs.The SEC approved several spot Ether ETFs in May 2024, and firms have been vying for options trading permits ever since.