We consider the hedging problem where a futures position can be automatically liquidated by theexchange without notice. We derive a semi-closed form for an optimal hedging strategy with dualobjectives -- to minimise both the variance of the hedged portfolio and the probability of liquidationsdue...

How do supply and demand from informed traders drive market prices of bitcoin options? Deribit options tick-level data supports the limits-to-arbitrage hypothesis about market maker’s supply. The main demand-side effects are that at-the-money option prices are largely driven by volatility...

A decentralized exchange (DEX) records every transaction on a blockchain, so it is much slower than a centralised exchange (CEX) which is only linked to a blockchain via a wallet, so no trades are recorded directly on the chain. While all CEXs use a traditional limit order book, most DEXs use a...

For liquidity providers in the rapidly-growing crypto options market as well as potential institutional investors in crypto options, we test the joint efficiency of the bitcoin options and perpetual futures markets, and likewise for ether, and identify the frequency and magnitude of arbitrage...