Marex teams up with Coinbase to power crypto volatility carry QIS indices
COIN•Marex partnered with Coinbase to launch institutional digital-asset QIS indices, starting with strategies targeting Bitcoin and Ethereum volatility carry. MSCI, via Compass Financial Technologies, will serve as independent calculation agent and index administrator.
1. Digital-asset indices
Marex partnered with Coinbase to launch institutional QIS indices on digital assets, beginning with crypto volatility carry strategies targeting Bitcoin and Ethereum. The systematic strategies aim to capture the spread between implied and realized volatility.
2. Platform and administration
Coinbase will provide listed options, perpetual futures markets, institutional infrastructure, liquidity and 24/7 risk management support. MSCI, via Compass Financial Technologies, was appointed independent calculation agent and index administrator for the new index family.
