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Nick sat down with The Edge Podcast to talk Derive V3

Nick sat down with The Edge Podcast to talk Derive V3

Derive co-founder & CEO Nick Forster joined DeFi Dad and Nomatic on The Edge Podcast's DeFi Frontier series for a wide-ranging conversation built around one question: could Derive V3 become for on-chain options what Lighter has become for on-chain perps?

BitGo: The Institutional Path to Onchain Options

BitGo: The Institutional Path to Onchain Options

• Aug 5, 2026 • Announcements

Gold-i MatrixNET integrates Derive

Gold-i MatrixNET integrates Derive

• May 28, 2026 • Announcements

Your Options Strategy Looks Right.

Your Options Strategy Looks Right.

• Apr 18, 2026 • Courses

Making Onchain Options Work for Institutions

Making Onchain Options Work for Institutions

• Mar 18, 2026 • Announcements

SOL on Derive

SOL on Derive

• Mar 16, 2026 • Announcements

Builder Codes

Builder Codes

• Feb 10, 2026 • Announcements

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Nick sat down with The Edge Podcast to talk Derive V3
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Sep 10, 2026 • Announcements
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How to Buy a Put
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Nick Forster
CEO and Founder at Derive

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Sep 8, 2026 • Courses
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How to Buy a Call
Nick Forster
CEO and Founder at Derive

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Nick Forster
CEO and Founder at Derive

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Sep 3, 2026 • Courses
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How to Read the Derive Options Chain
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CEO and Founder at Derive

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Nick Forster
CEO and Founder at Derive

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Sep 1, 2026 • Courses
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How to Sell Covered Calls on XRP Using FXRP
Nick Forster
CEO and Founder at Derive

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Nick Forster
Nick Forster
CEO and Founder at Derive

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Aug 18, 2026 • Courses
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Derive Brings Options to Flare’s Growing XRPFi Ecosystem
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Nick Forster
Nick Forster
CEO and Founder at Derive

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Aug 13, 2026
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BitGo: The Institutional Path to Onchain Options
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CEO and Founder at Derive

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Nick Forster
Nick Forster
CEO and Founder at Derive

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Aug 5, 2026 • Announcements
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XAUT Options Are Live on Derive
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CEO and Founder at Derive

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Nick Forster
Nick Forster
CEO and Founder at Derive

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Jul 24, 2026
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Gold-i MatrixNET integrates Derive
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Core Contributor and Head of Growth at Derive

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May 28, 2026 • Announcements
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Your Options Strategy Looks Right.
Nick Forster
CEO and Founder at Derive

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CEO and Founder at Derive

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Apr 18, 2026 • Courses
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Making Onchain Options Work for Institutions
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Nick Forster
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Mar 18, 2026 • Announcements
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SOL on Derive
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Nick Forster

Nick Forster

CEO and Founder at Derive

Ian Randle

Ian Randle

Core Contributor at Derive

Dillon Lin

Dillon Lin

Core Contributor and Head of Growth at Derive

Sean Dawson

Sean Dawson

Core Contributor and Head of Research at Derive

Dom Rom

Dom Rom

CTO and Founder at Derive

Andras Caron

Andras Caron

CMO at Derive

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Nick sat down with The Edge Podcast to talk Derive V3

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Nick sat down with The Edge Podcast to talk Derive V3

Sep 10, 2026 • Announcements

BitGo: The Institutional Path to Onchain Options

2 min read

BitGo: The Institutional Path to Onchain Options

Aug 5, 2026 • Announcements

Gold-i MatrixNET integrates Derive

1 min read

Gold-i MatrixNET integrates Derive

May 28, 2026 • Announcements

Making Onchain Options Work for Institutions

1 min read

Making Onchain Options Work for Institutions

Mar 18, 2026 • Announcements

SOL on Derive

2 min read

SOL on Derive

Mar 16, 2026 • Announcements

Builder Codes

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Builder Codes

Feb 10, 2026 • Announcements

Variant Invests in Derive to Build the Volatility Layer Onchain

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Variant Invests in Derive to Build the Volatility Layer Onchain

Feb 3, 2026 • Announcements

Derive and Strands launch off-exchange custody for institutional derivatives trading, onchain

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Derive and Strands launch off-exchange custody for institutional derivatives trading, onchain

Jan 27, 2026 • Announcements

HypurrCollective Stakers Program

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HypurrCollective Stakers Program

Dec 12, 2025 • Announcements

Derive’s new RFQ experience

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Derive’s new RFQ experience

Dec 10, 2025 • Announcements

Courses

How to Buy a Put

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How to Buy a Put

Sep 8, 2026 • Courses

How to Buy a Call

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How to Buy a Call

Sep 3, 2026 • Courses

How to Read the Derive Options Chain

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How to Read the Derive Options Chain

Sep 1, 2026 • Courses

How to Sell Covered Calls on XRP Using FXRP

3 min read

How to Sell Covered Calls on XRP Using FXRP

Aug 18, 2026 • Courses

Your Options Strategy Looks Right.

4 min read

Your Options Strategy Looks Right.

Apr 18, 2026 • Courses

Day 41 – Psychology and Discipline in Options Trading

2 min read

Day 41 – Psychology and Discipline in Options Trading

Aug 20, 2025 • Courses • Options Masterclass with Ian Randle

Day 40 – Common Mistakes and Pitfalls in Options Trading

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Day 40 – Common Mistakes and Pitfalls in Options Trading

Aug 19, 2025 • Courses • Options Masterclass with Ian Randle

Day 39 – Building Custom Options Strategies with Smart Contracts

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Day 39 – Building Custom Options Strategies with Smart Contracts

Aug 19, 2025 • Courses • Options Masterclass with Ian Randle

Day 38 – Structuring Option Trades for Funds and DAOs: Liquidity, Reporting, and Governance

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Day 38 – Structuring Option Trades for Funds and DAOs: Liquidity, Reporting, and Governance

Aug 19, 2025 • Courses • Options Masterclass with Ian Randle

Day 37 – Advanced Option Structures: Case Studies from Crypto Markets

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Day 37 – Advanced Option Structures: Case Studies from Crypto Markets

Aug 18, 2025 • Courses • Options Masterclass with Ian Randle

Research

Exploring Derive's Record Options Surge

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Exploring Derive's Record Options Surge

Mar 13, 2026 • Research

Bullrun Predictions 2025/6

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Bullrun Predictions 2025/6

Sep 11, 2025 • High Signal with Dr. Sean Dawson • Research

The Internet Petrodollar: Washington’s Stablecoin Strategy

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The Internet Petrodollar: Washington’s Stablecoin Strategy

Aug 14, 2025 • High Signal with Dr. Sean Dawson • Research

Derive.xyz Market Update: Traders load up on puts: BTC & ETH bracing for August pullback

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Derive.xyz Market Update: Traders load up on puts: BTC & ETH bracing for August pullback

Aug 6, 2025 • Research

Carry Trades and the $100 Billion Bet

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Carry Trades and the $100 Billion Bet

Jul 31, 2025 • High Signal with Dr. Sean Dawson • Research

Why is BTC Volatility So Low?

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Why is BTC Volatility So Low?

Jul 22, 2025 • Research • High Signal with Dr. Sean Dawson

Derive.xyz Market Insights: July 18th 2025

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Derive.xyz Market Insights: July 18th 2025

Jul 18, 2025 • Research • Market Insights

Derive.xyz Market Insights: July 14th 2025

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Derive.xyz Market Insights: July 14th 2025

Jul 14, 2025 • Research • Market Insights

Derive.xyz Market Insights: July 4th 2025

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Derive.xyz Market Insights: July 4th 2025

Jul 4, 2025 • Research • Market Insights

Derive.xyz Market Insights: June 30th 2025

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Derive.xyz Market Insights: June 30th 2025

Jun 30, 2025 • Research • Market Insights

Options Masterclass with Ian Randle

View Options Masterclass with Ian Randle

Day 41 – Psychology and Discipline in Options Trading

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Day 41 – Psychology and Discipline in Options Trading

Aug 20, 2025 • Courses • Options Masterclass with Ian Randle

Day 40 – Common Mistakes and Pitfalls in Options Trading

2 min read

Day 40 – Common Mistakes and Pitfalls in Options Trading

Aug 19, 2025 • Courses • Options Masterclass with Ian Randle

Day 39 – Building Custom Options Strategies with Smart Contracts

2 min read

Day 39 – Building Custom Options Strategies with Smart Contracts

Aug 19, 2025 • Courses • Options Masterclass with Ian Randle

Day 38 – Structuring Option Trades for Funds and DAOs: Liquidity, Reporting, and Governance

2 min read

Day 38 – Structuring Option Trades for Funds and DAOs: Liquidity, Reporting, and Governance

Aug 19, 2025 • Courses • Options Masterclass with Ian Randle

Day 37 – Advanced Option Structures: Case Studies from Crypto Markets

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Day 37 – Advanced Option Structures: Case Studies from Crypto Markets

Aug 18, 2025 • Courses • Options Masterclass with Ian Randle

Day 36 – Masterclass Review: Key Lessons from the First 35 Days (with links to all articles so far!)

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Day 36 – Masterclass Review: Key Lessons from the First 35 Days (with links to all articles so far!)

Aug 18, 2025 • Courses • Options Masterclass with Ian Randle

Day 35 – Managing Liquidity and Slippage: Executing Like a Pro

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Day 35 – Managing Liquidity and Slippage: Executing Like a Pro

Aug 18, 2025 • Courses • Options Masterclass with Ian Randle

Day 34 – Managing Portfolio Greeks: Active Risk Control

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Day 34 – Managing Portfolio Greeks: Active Risk Control

Aug 17, 2025 • Courses • Options Masterclass with Ian Randle

Day 33 – Risk Reversals: Expressing Skew and Directional Bias

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Day 33 – Risk Reversals: Expressing Skew and Directional Bias

Aug 17, 2025 • Courses • Options Masterclass with Ian Randle

Day 32 – Statistical Arbitrage: Options for Mean Reversion and Correlation

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Day 32 – Statistical Arbitrage: Options for Mean Reversion and Correlation

Aug 17, 2025 • Courses • Options Masterclass with Ian Randle