Q to WO crowd: do you think that bitcoin does (or doesn't) have some futures fighting mitigation strategy?
I would prefer to think about how we can use intrinsic bitcoin properties to fight CME/CBOE pushing us down (in price).
The way I see it, a retail investor or institutional money would likely choose the real thing (settled in kind) over paper stuff that eventually goes bust. Ease of physical delivery is the winning property.
Hmmm, not so sure about that... Why would they?
As I see it they only care about ROI, that's why derivatives are so incredibly popular. The last thing most fund managers would want is additional overhead/liabilities like dealing with custody, etc...