The largest in Latin America, the Argentine Mercury de Termino de Rosario (Rofex) derivatives exchange is considering the possibility of launching bitcoin futures. Rofex has previously developed a plan to provide services for storing a digital asset and using bitcoin as collateral in futures trading for its customers. According to the head of the company Diego Fernandez, the proposal is still at the "laboratory stage", and the official announcement of Rofex will do "before the end of this year."