Securities regulators warn about risks of trading cryptocurrency

By Jeff Buckstein ( January 12, 2018, 8:11 AM EST) -- The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has issued a warning to investors and dealers about futures contracts involving cryptocurrencies, such as the digital currency bitcoin. While such contracts may be traded on regulated exchanges and cleared by regulated central counterparties, cryptocurrencies carry a high level of risk unsuitable for all investors, they cautioned....