Global multi-asset marketplace LMAX Group has launched Kiosk, a hosted portal that enables institutional clients to deposit digital assets on LMAX Custody and exploit them as collateral to trade in the FX, metals, derivatives and cryptocurrency markets.
The product enables customers to place digital assets as collateral for spot foreign exchange, precious metals, contracts for differences, futures and digital assets, the company he said on Tuesday.
According to LMAX, the kiosk includes tools for deposits and withdrawals, API credential management, WalletConnect, security controls and financial management.
The launch is part of LMAX’s broader push to connect conventional and digital markets by enabling cryptocurrency holdings to support trading activities across multiple asset classes.
“High-performance collateral will be the foundation of modern, converged capital markets,” said David Mercer, CEO of LMAX Group, adding that the modern platform provides institutions with a regulatory-compliant way to “integrate digital assets into their core trading infrastructure.”
The modern platform is part of a broader trend of building more onchain security assets, following similar initiatives by institutions such as Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Franklin Templeton.
LMAX Digital cryptocurrency platform. Source: Lmaxdigital.com
Institutions are experimenting with onchain security
Some of the largest financial institutions are experimenting with tokenized securities and onchain security assets.
In early February, investment manager Franklin Templeton announced the launch of an institutional collateral program with cryptocurrency exchange Binance, which allows clients to exploit tokenized money market fund (MMF) shares as collateral for trading activities while the underlying assets remain in regulated custody, Cointelegraph reported.
Franklin Templeton said the model allows institutions to make a profit on regulated money market funds by using the same positions as collateral to trade digital assets, without giving up custody of them.
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On May 4, DTCC announced plans to launch a pilot trading of tokenized securities in July, with the goal of fully launching the service in October, Cointelegraph reported. DTCC said the service will offer tokenized real-world assets with the same investor protections and property rights as assets held in a conventional form.
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