BTC futures market?

[amspir]

One of bitcoin's biggest problems is its price volatility. 

Also, because of volatility, bitcoin mining is a more speculative investment/business than btc/fiat currency trading.

If a futures contract market were to develop for purpose of reducing risk in investing in equipment in BTC mining, would this help to stabilize the USD price of BTC?

Would a futures market move the more speculative BTC investors, who are addicted to (and likely cause) the current volatility of BTC, into trading futures rather than BTC?

[Somekindabitcoin]

There's already a futures market. Check out Okcoin. you could use leverage. I think also Bitfinex just implemented it too.

[CryptoTrout]

bitfinex has 3x
okcoin has 10x & 20x
796 has up to 50x

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

maybe new trusty exchange will launch and have a great big market again

[B.A.S.]

Coinsetter (in the US)

[Possum577]

There was a futures company that existed in the Fall last year but I think it went under (or scammed ppl out of money), either way it's possible to have a futures market and companies are emerging.

[b-trading]

BTC price in the future is will be stay in between 200 to 300 USD

[botany]

There already are derivatives in BTC.
What is missing is fractional reserve banking.