Crypto Long & Short: ICE is betting on retail’s appetite for quick outcomes

November 4, 2026 Andy Baehr

Summary

Individual investors are showing strong interest in rapid-fire trading products across various financial markets. Industry experts point out that perpetual futures fit this demand for quick outcomes. Consequently, Intercontinental Exchange is making a strategic move to bring these digital asset markets onshore to capture this retail audience.

Retail traders increasingly want trades that resolve fast, from prediction markets to same-day options. Andy Baehr of GSR argues perpetual futures belong in that group, and that ICE’s deal to bring Trade[XYZ]’s Hyperliquid markets onshore is a play for that customer, one that doesn’t need a crypto asset to work.

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