<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Crypto exchange operator ErisX has launched its cryptocurrency futures market. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The firm originally planned to roll out futures products tied a wide range of coins, but currently only supports bitcoin futures contracts. </span>The Block <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/50681/erisx-to-launch-futures-market-tomorrow-according-to-notice" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported Monday night</a> that ErisX's launch was imminent based on a public notice it published.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While the futures market opened today, according to the </span><a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191217005789/en/ErisX"><span style="font-weight: 400;">press release</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, clients will not be able to participate until early next year. According to the</span> <a href="https://www.erisx.com/product/futures/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">product page</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, ErisX will start with monthly and quarterly contracts.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">ErisX was established in 2018 by trading veteran Thomas Chippas and has garnered support from a number of high-profile Wall Street firms. In April, the exchange kicked off its spot trading platform and <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/21324/erisx-adds-20-million-to-its-series-b-as-it-continues-to-link-up-new-traders-to-its-market" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">secured $20 million</a> in a Series B funding round from investors including Castle Island and Dragonfly Capital Partners.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At the time of its founding, the company revealed its plan to offer a variety of physically delivered futures for bitcoin, bitcoin cash, ethereum, and litecoin, The Block previously </span><a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/daily/1150/a-slew-of-wall-street-giants-are-getting-behind-an-upstart-exchange-looking-to-offer-bitcoin-cash-litecoin-and-ether-futures"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. But as of now it only provides trading of bitcoin futures contracts.</span></p>