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Ripple Prime Launches Delta One Desk for US Equities and Crypto Derivatives

The institutional prime broker is offering Total Return Swaps across US equities, indices, and digital assets with round-the-clock cross-margining.

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Ripple Prime launched an institutional Delta One desk offering Total Return Swaps across US-listed equities, indices, and digital assets.

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The platform operates with more than $1 billion in regulatory net capital and closed an upsized $275 million notes placement in August 2026.

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The offering provides 24/7 cross-margining across asset classes under an execution model separated from proprietary trading.

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Context

Ripple has steadily expanded its prime brokerage architecture beyond pure crypto execution, aiming to compete with traditional Tier-1 prime brokers for institutional trading…

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Why it matters

Hedge funds and multi-strategy managers gain the ability to clear equity swaps alongside digital asset portfolios under unified margin terms without counterparty conflicts from…

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What to watch

Market uptake among traditional hedge funds and future disclosures regarding Ripple Prime's debt financing programs and balance sheet utilization.

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