CM Prices
Transparent, Independent Cryptoasset Prices
CM offers two prices for over 1,000 assets: CM Reference Rates and CM Principal Market Prices. All prices are derived using transparent and independent methodologies and leverage data from high quality constituent markets.
Features
Wide Coverage Universe
- Over 1,000 of the top cryptoassets
- Prices are calculated with daily, hourly, one minute, one second, and 200 millisecond granularity with full historical data
- CM Reference Rates are quoted in USD, EUR, BTC and ETH while CM Principal Market Prices are quoted in USD
Versatile Data Delivery
- CM Reference Rates and CM Principal Market Prices are both available through low-latency, high-availability HTTP API
- CM Reference Rates are available through our WebSocket API
Rigorous Construction
- CM Prices leverage a systematic Market Selection Framework that utilizes a wide set of qualitative and quantitative features to select a unique set of high quality constituent markets for each asset
- CM Reference Rates leverage an empirically tested methodology that is robust to outliers and market manipulation
- CM Principal Market Prices meet the requirements of IFRS 13 and FASB ASC 820. Both the price and the identity of the principal market are available
Transparent Methodologies
- Methodologies are publicly available and prices can be reviewed via our community API
- CM Reference Rates undergo a human review at the close of trading in New York at 16:00 ET
Use Cases
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Systematic and Quantitative Trading
Use our historical prices to represent accurate buy-and-hold returns for backtesting trading models.
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Research
Conduct research that requires an accurate, aggregated price that is robust to outliers or market manipulation and performs well during periods of market stress.
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Third-party integrations
Integrate our prices in a website, platform, or application.
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Indexes and Financial Products
Construct standalone indexes for benchmarking purposes or indexes in connection with a financial product or derivatives contract using our reference rates.
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Valuation
Use our reference rates or principal market prices for portfolio valuation, accounting, and tax purposes.