Bitcoin Cash price stands at 269.98 USD as CME futures target October 19, 2026

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) trades at 269.98 USD as of October 16, 2026, while CME Group has scheduled BCH futures for October 19, 2026. The Bitcoin Cash price is 1.20 percent below the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026, according to Investing.com.

CME schedules 250-BCH contracts for October 19, 2026

CME Group announced on September 22, 2026, that it planned to launch Bitcoin Cash futures on October 19, 2026, pending regulatory review. A futures contract is an agreement whose value follows an underlying asset without requiring immediate delivery of that asset. The standard BCH contract covers 250 BCH, while the Micro Bitcoin Cash futures contract covers 25 BCH, according to CME Group.

The planned products are cash-settled and listed under CME rules. The September 22, 2026, announcement described the contracts as tools for managing price risk and gaining exposure to the Bitcoin Cash network. The launch date carries the condition of regulatory review, as stated by CME Group.

Micro futures cover 25 BCH and add short-side access

Futures can be used by market participants to hedge or take short positions, so the contract structure does not establish a direction for the BCH price. Yahoo Finance reported on October 16, 2026, that the planned products would give institutional traders a regulated venue for both hedging and short selling, with standard contracts covering 250 BCH and micro contracts covering 25 BCH. The report also said that the market's early open interest would help show which type of participant was active, according to Yahoo Finance.

Investing.com lists BCH at 269.98 USD, down 5.71 percent over seven days and 55.00 percent since the start of the year. These figures describe separate periods from the daily change and do not establish a connection between the futures schedule and the price.

BCH market data shows a 5.71 percent weekly move

According to Investing.com, Bitcoin Cash stands at 269.98 USD as of October 16, 2026. That is 1.20 percent below the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026. The daily high is 278.20 USD and the daily low for the UTC day is 269.38 USD. Market capitalization is 5.43 billion USD, ranking BCH 18th, while 24-hour volume is 126.75 million USD. Circulating supply is 20.10 million BCH.

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