Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), a global automated broker, has launched crypto-asset trading for eligible individual investors in the European Economic Area. The service is offered through Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited, an authorised crypto-asset service provider in the region. In a related development, crypto exchange Coinbase also recently launched futures contracts for EEA users, offering exposure to both digital assets and traditional markets. This is the company’s first offering under its MiFID II licence, granted through its CySEC-regulated BUX Cyprus entity. Interactive Brokers’ launch allows ... (full story)