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title: Crypto Quanto & Inverse Options
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4538564/
site: ML-Quant (https://www.ml-quant.com)
updated: 2026-09-26
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
index: https://www.ml-quant.com/llms.txt
identifier: SSRN 4538564
source_url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4538564
featured: 2023-08-17
citations: unknown
topic: Crypto & DeFi
---


# Crypto Quanto & Inverse Options

The article offers a mathematical breakdown of direct and inverse options in crypto trading, including their pricing, hedging features, and benefits for fiat-based traders.

- Source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4538564
- Identifier: SSRN 4538564
- Released: 2021-07-28
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 12 (2023-08-17): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2023-08-17/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Crypto & DeFi

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