Bitcoin Futures Contract Specifications
BTC · CME · one contract = 5 BTC
Bitcoin futures (BTC) trade on CME in 5-increment ticks worth $25.00 per contract; a full 1.0-point move is $5.00. One contract covers 5 BTC.
Specification table
| Name | Bitcoin |
| Exchange | CME |
| Ticker symbol | BTC |
| Contract unit | 5 BTC |
| Tick size | 5 |
| Tick value | $25.00 |
| Point value | $5.00 |
| CFTC contract code | 133741 |
| COT report families | legacy, tff |
Worked tick math
A 10-tick move on 1 Bitcoin contract (BTC) is $250.00 — tick size 5 × tick value $25.00. A 1-point move is 0.2 ticks = $5.00. Ten contracts moving 5 ticks = $1,250.00.
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Positioning: large speculators are net long 3,054 contracts as of the 2026-07-21 COT report — full Bitcoin COT data.
FAQ
- What is the tick size and value of Bitcoin futures?
- Bitcoin (BTC, CME) moves in 5 increments worth $25.00 per contract.
- What does one BTC contract cover?
- One contract covers 5 BTC.
- How much is a full point on BTC?
- $5.00 — tick value ÷ tick size.
Related
Specs verified against exchange sources 2026-07-25; the exchange's own contract page is always authoritative. Not investment advice.