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In the recent years, there has been an exponentially increasing rush of investment into digital assets. Apart from stocks and equities, the global proliferation of Bitcoin, Ethereum and many alt-coins has attracted many investors into the blockchain space. At December 18, the market cap for Cryptocurrency was around a staggering 600 billion.Source and the first quarter of 2018 saw TWICE the capital invested in ICOs the whole of last year!.
Despite the large influx of funds and the amazing capabilities of blockchain technology, there is much to be desired from the current online market experience. Investors simply do not have a straightforward solution when it comes to trading and doing business with their digital assets. Many exchanges currently discriminate and only support few coins that suit their interests. The ones that cater to a lot of coins end up having low volumes as they simply don't have the funds to keep reserves of ALL the cryptos they support. This means investors have to open multiple exchange accounts, to buy COIN A from Exchange 1 and Coin B from Exchange 2.
This "scattered" or fragmented trading system is very tasking and only serves to complicate the supposed-to-be-simple task of arranging a digital asset portfolio.
It also exposes the investors to a lot of risks as they might sign up on a relatively unknown(or trusted exchange) in order to buy a new coin or ICO and end up losing their funds to a scam or runaway-site.
There is need for an institutionalized method of maintaining an overall portfolio that will be convenient and safe for the investor. This is where Caspian comes in.

INTRODUCING CASPIAN

Caspian is a full-stack crypto trading and risk management platform for professional asset exchange. Caspian takes a unique approach to offer a large selection of features that enable Investors manage their Cryptocurrency assets.

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Caspian is a pioneer platform providing this unique trade environment. Caspian is a joint venture between Tora Trading Services Limited and Kenetic Trading Systems Limited( a subsidiary of Tora Holdings).

FEATURES OF CASPIAN

Caspian offers investors different ways to make gains in trade while also protecting investor interests and helping investors mitigate losses in the event of a negative market. Caspian does this using an array of carefully designed tools to maximize user advantage in the competitive exchange market.

Order Execution Management Systems(OEMS)

Caspian utilizes Tora's large scale technology to provide a "Control Center" that grants the user access to multiple exchanges and information all in one interface. Trade will be done using the Smart Order Router. This allows the user to always make Smart, Profitable and Fast order executions at the best rates.

Portfolio Management Systems (PMS)

Caspian allows users create fully customizable, drag-and-drop portfolio views. Caspian also tracks and compiles all user information and history across exchanges making sure user research and analysis is always supported by relevant data.

COMPLIANCE

Caspian offers users a flexible workflow with specially built protocols that quickly and simultaneously check the validity of orders according to given compliance rules.

RISK MANAGEMENT

A major issue of exchanges is liquidity. Caspian allows users monitor their portfolio in real-time to help them mitigate risks. The use of limits helps users to checkmate or mitigate losses. Users can even run simulations training them to make faster and more efficient trade decisions.

REPORTING

Caspian will use "flat file" reports to make sure that the investor/trader is always supplied with the latest information(exchange rate, news, biggest gaining/dropping coins etc). Users will also receive audit and compliance reports. Caspian is currently working on a report feature that will even allow users to customize their report template so that they can see the information how they want it, in charts and graphs, or even the select few of interest after applying search filters. These alerts help investors buy in early on viable assets and quickly sell or halt trade of unfavourable assets.

ALGORITHM

Caspian utilizes Tora's algorithm framework to help the investor set defined parameters and intuitively study user patterns and management strategies. This helps to ensure better execution across multiple exchanges and better overall execution price. You can even disguise big orders by spreading it in smaller orders across different exchanges!

TOKEN

The Caspian platform has its own unique token. Although it is not a necessity to use the platform, it offers incentive in the form of rewards for contributions to the platform, profits via Staking holdings or trading fee discounts. Caspian's Token sale will take place in September.

USER CASE SCENARIO

Individual Use

John recently got an unexpected amount of money which he plans to invest. He has heard about Cryptocurrency but just doesn't understand how trading works. After some research, he learns the basics and signs up on an an exchange with a mental list of a few cryptos he wants to invest in. John quickly gets discouraged when he discovers that he has to sign up on multiple sites and fund them all to buy all the cryptos on his list. A friend of John's tells him about Caspian. John signs up and he is thrilled to see that he can do all his trades AND receive valuable information all in ONE platform. John saves big on costs and time.

Institution Use

Mary the student president of University XYZ proposes a School-funded crypto tipping system for incentivizing students to work for top grades. The University board likes the idea but are worried about the unpredictability of crypto. They are also worried about costs of transaction fees as the University operates on a strict budget.
Mary discovers Caspian and pitches it to the board. With Caspian, not only is the board given a plethora of information, but they get to see exchange rates from different exchanges that allow them buy their tipping crypto of choice at the cheapest rate. Since the University made a substantial deposit to kick-start the tipping scheme, they received Caspian tokens that give them a significant discount in fees.

WHY INVESTORS SHOULD USE CASPIAN OVER OTHER PLATFORMS?

WIDESPREAD CONNECTION

Caspian is already in partnerships with over 25 exchanges. Users will have the advantages of making buys and sells with the best rates across the spread. An additional 20 exchanges have been planned to be added by the end of Q3 2018. Source.The reason for trade is profit right? Doesn't get easier than this. Caspian is already working with exchanges such as Gemini.

EXPERIENCE AND TRUSTWORTHY RECORD

Tora has been in the business for over 15 years with great products and a long history of producing quality technology and services. Why sign up with a shady unknown site when you can work with proven professionals?

LIQUIDITY

Unlike other platforms that have only high volumes of a few cryptos and lows of others, Caspian has secured 12 funds on the beta platform already, and plans to add 8 more soon.

UTILITIES

Caspian provides every single tool a trader can ask for(and even those that you might never use). Any professional or even fairly competent trader will have a massive advantage using this platform.

ZERO IT OVERHEAD

Rather than spend countless man-hours doing research, or waste hardware resources printing or creating charts and analytical graphs, Users can simply take advantage of Caspian Reporting Feature for all their information needs.

SECURITY

As a technology provider, Caspian promises secure and robust security protocols to safeguard your assets. Their elite team of blockchain developers are always working hard to make sure there are no loopholes for hackers to exploit.

TEAM

Caspian is the product of a big collaboration between Tora and Kenetic. Key figures like Michael Lerch, Robert Dykes, David Wills and Gerrit Van Wingerden steer the wheel of this massive project.
The team have also partnered with Mike Novogratz (Galaxy Digital CEO) to help them structure and evolve the Caspian platform for the intended Institutional crypto asset managers and traders.
Find the full team information here

CONCLUSION

With so many features, they weren't kidding when they said their platform was for professional investing and trading! Caspianis an innovative stride in the right direction towards streamlining investor trading experience. The tools Caspian provides cover the entire Trade Cycle from start to finish. Caspian has done what other platforms have been unable to do - Use a SINGLE interface to grant investors access to all the investment options and digital assets they desire across multiple exchanges. Any smart money should be backing them to succeed and I personally look forward to their ICO. The Team has released a provisional 12-month roadmap.

Caspian Planned Time Period and Activity
To learn more about this project, you can visit their website today you say you know I know I know or read their whitepaper if you want the technical explanation.
The team is always willing to answer questions and you can reach them on any of their social media accounts.
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You can write to the team on their official email at [email protected]

AIRDROP

Caspian is encouraging everyone to be a part of their airdrop challenge. Get involved for free tokens!

HELPFUL VIDEOS

Caspian OEMS Demo

Caspian PMS Demo

Interview with Tora and Kenetic

Trading for Institutional Investors – Interview with Caspian

CASPIAN-RELATED ARTICLES

• Building a Crypto Trading System for Institutional Investors
• Interview with Gerrit van Wingerden, Caspian CTO and Co-Founder
• The Institutions are coming
• Interview with Ben Roth Global Head of Trading at Kenetic
• Institutional Grade Solutions Enter the Cryptocurrency Markets
• Understanding The Frustrations When Trading Crypto
• Caspian is working with Gemini

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