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# Options Protocol (Q3-Q4 2022)

This is a sector we plan to expand into, once we have reached the end of our margin trading based [roadmap](/unimex-network-pitch-document/roadmaps-and-milestones/2022.md).

## **Introduction** <a href="#id-4e37" id="id-4e37"></a>

Our platform is the first implementation of ‘American options’ on any cryptocurrency’s blockchain. This option style bestows upon its traders the necessary flexibility to hedge positions in a nascent volatile market such as Ethereum’s. We make use of a hybrid exchange model, where orders are resolved onchain, but order creation and dispersion is done completely offchain. It is completely non-custodial with no restrictions imposed upon deposits or withdrawals. Moreover, orders will be stored as keccak256 hashes off chain in a database.&#x20;