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Making Onchain Options Work for Institutions

Making Onchain Options Work for Institutions

Derive is excited to integrate into Haruko to push institutional adoption of crypto options. Professional trading desks care about how trades appear in their risk systems, how P&L is reconciled, how exposures are tracked across venues, and how everything ties into finance and compliance reporting. If a venue

SOL on Derive

SOL on Derive

• Mar 16, 2026 • Announcements

Exploring Derive's Record Options Surge

Exploring Derive's Record Options Surge

• Mar 13, 2026 • Research

Builder Codes

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• Feb 10, 2026 • Announcements

Variant Invests in Derive to Build the Volatility Layer Onchain

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

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

• Jan 27, 2026 • Announcements

HypurrCollective Stakers Program

HypurrCollective Stakers Program

• Dec 12, 2025 • Announcements

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Derive.xyz Market Update: Options traders bet on BTC reclaiming $80K as crypto markets stabilise despite Iran conflict
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Derive.xyz Market Update: Bitcoin Traders Bet on $90K Rebound as Bottom Forming
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Derive.xyz Market Update: Crypto markets price in 30% odds of BTC dropping below $80K by late June
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Sean Dawson

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Making Onchain Options Work for Institutions

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Making Onchain Options Work for Institutions

Mar 18, 2026 • Announcements

SOL on Derive

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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

pufETH on Derive

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pufETH on Derive

Nov 26, 2025 • Announcements

HYPE on Derive

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HYPE on Derive

Nov 20, 2025 • Announcements

ETH Strategy and Derive: A perfect complement

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ETH Strategy and Derive: A perfect complement

Aug 28, 2025 • Announcements

Courses

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

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

3 min read

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

2 min read

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

2 min read

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

2 min read

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

2 min read

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

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