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Portfolio Margin at $150K Is Not About More Risk. It’s About Better Risk Measurement. Portfolio margin is often reduced to a simple idea: more leverage. At its best, portfolio margin rises beyond simple leverage. It intelligently measures the complexities of risk.
The SEC’s March 17 crypto interpretive release (Crypto Unchained: The SEC’s Pivotal Interpretive Release | 03 | 2026) is an important development for the industry. It provides clearer guidance on which digital assets fall outside the securities laws, addresses several common market activities, and gives firms a more defined framework for evaluating risk.
We’re delivering the industry’s first offering built entirely on cloud-native, real-time technology, which means our advanced suite of clearing, custody and execution solutions function more like the apps our clients use in their personal lives than the outdated systems they’re forced to deal with in their professional ones. And while we’re just formally launching today, we are by no means newcomers to this space.
While you might think of us as a clearing broker, RQD is an industry leader in execution as well. After spinning out of an established options market maker, we now serve a wide array of broker-dealer clients trading equities or options, helping them with everything from direct market access (DMA) and algos to risk checks and regulatory reporting.
We’re delivering the industry’s first offering built entirely on cloud-native, real-time technology, which means our advanced suite of clearing, custody and execution solutions function more like the apps our clients use in their personal lives than the outdated systems they’re forced to deal with in their professional ones. And while we’re just formally launching today, we are by no means newcomers to this space.
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