Trade Bitcoin and other digital currency contracts with up to 100x leverage. Fast execution, low fees, powerful and agile trading. BitMEX is a trading platform that gives retail investors access to global financial markets through bitcoin, blockchain and financial derivatives, aiming to become the world's largest digital currency derivatives trading platform. BitMEX was founded in early 2014 after the founders saw a need in the market for a reputable trading platform for bitcoin and digital currency derivatives, and it took them a total of eleven months to set up the exchange. BitMEX officially launched on 24 November 2014, believing that financial services through digital currencies can serve 80% of the world's population who do not have access to traditional financial institutions. Through the use of Bitcoin and other digital currencies, BitMEX is able to help hundreds of millions of people around the world to save and invest.