# EDX Markets > Reinventing Institutional Crypto Markets EDX Markets is an institutional digital asset exchange operator with a centrally cleared US spot venue. It offers spot and perpetual futures trading, block trading by request for quote, crypto-as-a-service and custody to financial institutions. EDX Markets is an institutional digital asset exchange operator that runs a US spot venue with its own central clearinghouse. It also offers an international perpetual futures venue, block trading by request for quote, a crypto-as-a-service platform and custody services. The company serves institutional clients only. On the spot venue, members trade against liquidity from market makers, and the clearinghouse nets all trades into a single daily settlement. Members keep assets in bankruptcy-remote accounts, can work with the custodian of their choice and can access leverage without bilateral agreements with each counterparty. The venue also runs a retail-only order book for improved pricing. EDX Derivatives offers perpetual futures across digital and traditional asset classes to international clients, and EDXM Global provides custody and settlement. EDX FlowConnect lets banks, brokers and fintechs launch trading products on EDX infrastructure, and EDX BlockConnect sources competing block prices from several liquidity providers. EDX Markets is used by prime brokers, retail intermediaries, market makers and other financial institutions. - Type: Company - Sector: Finance - Status: Active - Founded: 2022-01-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/edx_markets ## Products - [EDX Markets](https://thegrid.id/profiles/edx_markets): EDX Markets is the US spot exchange of EDX for institutions, with a central clearinghouse that settles all trades once daily on a net basis. Members trade major cryptocurrencies against liquidity from market makers, with a retail-only order book, leverage and 24/7 support. Assets stay in bankruptcy-remote accounts with the custodian each member chooses, which lowers upfront capital needs and counterparty risk. (Centralised Exchange, Live, Main Product) - [EDX Derivatives](https://thegrid.id/profiles/edx_markets): EDX Derivatives is the international perpetual futures exchange of EDX Markets for institutional clients. It offers perpetual futures across major traditional and digital asset classes. (Centralized Derivative Exchange, Live) - [EDX FlowConnect](https://thegrid.id/profiles/edx_markets): EDX FlowConnect is the crypto-as-a-service platform of EDX for banks, brokers, fintechs, and other financial institutions. It lets them offer crypto buying, selling, and holding, perpetual futures, and stablecoin on- and off-ramps to their own customers on EDX liquidity, clearing, and settlement. Clients set trading pairs, leverage, margin and liquidation parameters, fees, and sub-accounts under revenue-sharing pricing. (Financial Services Platform, Live) - [EDX BlockConnect](https://thegrid.id/profiles/edx_markets): EDX BlockConnect is the request-for-quote block trading service of EDX for institutions. Clients set the size, quote type, and response window, receive competing prices from multiple liquidity providers, and execute at full size. Trades clear and settle through the EDX clearinghouse with EDX as the sole counterparty, through a web interface or APIs. (OTC, Live) - [EDXM Global](https://thegrid.id/profiles/edx_markets): EDXM Global is the custody and settlement business of EDX for institutional clients. It stores digital payment tokens in cold wallet infrastructure secured by multi-party computation and hardware security modules, and handles real-time and scheduled on-chain transfers between verified counterparties with address whitelisting, risk scoring, and multi-signature approval. 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