On the CBOE, which introduced its bitcoin futures contract Sunday, the bitcoin product code is XBT. If you want to trade the Jan. 2018 bitcoin contract, then, you will be trading BTCF8.

Understanding Delivery Months . Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy or sell an asset such as a commodity or currency at a predetermined date in the future.

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One common application for futures relates to the U.S. stock market. Someone wanting to hedge exposure to stocks may short-sell a futures contract on the Standard & Poor’s 500.

If you want to trade the Jan. 2018 bitcoin contract, then, you will be trading BTCF8. BTC again represents bitcoin futures, "F" is the January code, "8" represents the year, 2018.