Cross-Asset Margin and Hedging with Crypto and Tokenized Equities
Summary
The guide explains a unified margin framework for eligible institutions holding crypto, stablecoins, tokenized U.S. equities, and derivatives. It describes how supported assets can contribute adjusted collateral value across products, with collateral ratios varying by asset and holding tier. Its example calculations illustrate how a haircut reduces the value counted toward margin; the text stresses that this is not free capital and that margin and liquidation rules still apply.
It also sketches institutional strategies that combine tokenized-equity exposure with Stock Perps, including directional hedging, funding-rate arbitrage, and basis trading. The guide describes potential operational benefits such as fewer internal transfers and shared risk management, as well as infrastructure such as APIs and institutional financing. These are product descriptions and illustrative examples, not performance evidence. Collateral eligibility, ratios, and availability can change, and market, funding, liquidity, leverage, and liquidation risks remain.
Key ideas
- Eligible crypto, stablecoins, and tokenized equities can share a cross-asset margin framework.
- Adjusted collateral value depends on asset value and the applicable collateral ratio.
- A tokenized-equity holding can be paired with a corresponding Stock Perp to reduce directional exposure.
- Long tokenized-equity and short-perpetual positions can be used in funding-rate or basis strategies.
- Unified margin may reduce separate capital reserves, but it remains subject to haircuts, margin rules, and liquidation risk.
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