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BVIV and EVIV Index Perpetual Futures Live on gTrade

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BVIV and EVIV Index perpetual futures contracts are now tradable on gTrade!

This is a major milestone for DeFi. Volmex volatility indices are tradable onchain for the first time ever — available on Base and Arbitrum.

BVIV and EVIV measure the constant, 30-day expected volatility of bitcoin and ethereum options, derived from real-time crypto call and put options. BVIV and EVIV distill live option-surface pricing into a single, transparent reference index, giving traders, market makers, and funds a clean means of pricing and trading bitcoin and ethereum volatility. By delivering one intuitive benchmark for BTC and ETH implied volatility, BVIV and EVIV filter out the noise, letting the market dictate volatility levels with precision.

Traders and investors can use BVIV and EVIV Index perpetual contracts on gTrade with up to 100x leverage to hedge, diversify, and/or speculate on pure BTC and ETH implied volatility.

gTrade draws from deep onchain liquidity pools while Stork's ultra low-latency median price feeds update in real time to ensure every order fills at the true market price, with zero slippage. Trades settle on Arbitrum and Base. gTrade Volmex Index contracts are the first Volmex Index integration to go live with Stork Oracle.

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More about Volmex

Volmex Implied Volatility Indices, notably the BVIV Index (Bitcoin Volmex Implied Volatility) and EVIV Index (Ethereum Volmex Implied Volatility), are a series of indices created by Volmex that track the forward-looking 30-day volatility implied by the option quotes available on leading options exchanges. The BVIV and EVIV Indices are both a single number that summarizes the market expectations on BTC and ETH’s future moves. Volmex volatility indices are supported by industry leaders including TradingView, CoinMarketCap, and more. Volmex recently launched the Volmex Prime Rate Indices (VPR), the benchmark index standard for crypto interest rates. The Bitcoin Volmex Prime Rate Index (BVPR) and Ethereum Volmex Prime Rate Index (EVPR) standardize crypto's cost of capital, offering transparent, single rates reflecting onchain USD-stablecoin borrowing rates and derivatives market dynamics for both BTC and ETH. The Volmex Labs team is composed of world-class talent from various crypto and traditional financial industry companies, including IMC Trading, Staked (acq. by Kraken), and more.