How ipShares® Are Reshaping Global IP Market Trading & Why Exchanges Need ipShares®

ipStock® introduces a new global market for intellectual property–driven value through ipShares®, a class of perpetual synthetic derivatives. These instruments isolate and make tradable the intellectual-property-driven component embedded in public equity prices, unlocking a layer of market value that has historically remained implicit and illiquid.

Branded instruments such as ipGOOGL®, ipAAPL®, ipAMZN®, and others enable market participants to trade IP-driven value directly—without corporate issuance, consent, or IP encumbrance. In IP-dominant companies, where intangible assets represent 50–90% of total market capitalization, ipShares® transform IP from an accounting abstraction into a first-class, tradable market exposure.

This approach has the potential to unlock trillions of dollars in latent market capitalization by separating and liquefying the intangible layer already priced—but not explicitly traded—by equity markets.

Adding a New Dimension ($T) to Global Capital Markets

ipShares® initially target the Top-10 IP-dominant global equities, creating instruments such as:

• ipGOOGL®
• ipAAPL®
• ipAMZN®
• ipMETA®
• ipTSLA®
• ipJPM®
• ipIBM®
• ipNFLX®
• ipHSBC®
• ipEASX (Eurasian Stock Exchange).

For example, ipGOOGL® could reflect an initial IP-driven capitalization of approximately $3 trillion, relative to Alphabet’s ~$4 trillion total equity valuation. Across the Top-10 ipShares®, this implies a $20–30 trillion aggregate starting capitalization for ipShares® markets on the Eurasian Stock Exchange alone.

Much like VIX futures unlocked volatility as a tradable asset class, ipShares® unlock intellectual property as an independent market dimension—using public equity prices solely as pricing anchors, with:

• no maturity,
• no principal,
• no collateral requirements,
• and no reliance on corporate balance sheets.

As IP-driven value gains independent liquidity, total addressable market capitalization expands, rather than merely redistributes, reinforcing the growth of both equity and derivative markets.

Analyst Coverage & the IP Shares Index Effect (Indicatively):

Implied IP % ≈ ipShare® Price / Underlying Equity Price

This is not a protocol-level index, but a market-derived analytical construct, similar to implied volatility or credit spreads. Its role is educational and comparative, helping:

• investors understand IP intensity across companies,
• analysts benchmark intangible value,
• markets internalize IP as a measurable economic variable.

This viral analytical layer accelerates market adoption without burdening the core product.

Liquidity, Volume, and Exchange Impact

With mandated market making, perpetual contract mechanics, and real-time pricing, ipShares® are designed to be liquidity-first instruments.

Expected first-order effects include:

• rapid onboarding of proprietary trading firms and hedge funds,
• strong retail participation driven by narrative clarity,
• continuous funding-rate dynamics rather than episodic settlement.

Conservatively, ipShares® could 2–3× exchange derivatives volume within Year 1, particularly for venues seeking differentiation beyond conventional equity and crypto derivatives.

ipShares® allow markets to finally price the IP.

By isolating and trading the IP-driven layer already embedded in global equities, ipShares® add a new, scalable dimension to capital markets—one aligned with the defining economic reality of the 21st century: intangibles dominate value creation.

Why Exchanges Need ipShares®

ipShares® introduce a new, structurally inevitable derivatives market:

direct trading of intellectual-property-driven value embedded in public equities.

For exchanges, ipShares® are not speculative experiments — they are a natural next asset class, comparable in impact to volatility, credit, and index derivatives at their inception.

1. Structural Market Gap

Today’s exchanges offer:

• equity futures (total firm value),
• options (volatility of equity),
• CDS (credit risk),
• indices (aggregated exposure).

What is missing:

A market that trades intellectual property as a distinct economic dimension, despite IP being the primary driver of modern equity value.

ipShares® close this gap.

2. Now Is XXI

• Intangible assets dominate valuation across tech, pharma, platforms, and finance
• Equity prices already embed IP — but implicitly and inefficiently
• Investors increasingly seek thematic, factor, and narrative-driven exposure
• Exchanges face margin pressure and need new, scalable derivatives

ipShares® align perfectly with these trends.

3. Exchange-Native by Design

ipShares® require no new infrastructure:

• Perpetual contracts
• Standard margining
• Familiar risk engines
• Conventional market-making
• Cash settlement

From an exchange perspective:

“This is a new reference, not a new system.”

4. Revenue & Volume Impact

ipShares® are structurally high-velocity instruments:

• perpetual funding dynamics,
• strong retail narrative,
• deep institutional hedging and arbitrage use,
• multi-asset correlation strategies.

Expected effects:

• new derivatives volume,
• higher open interest,
• increased maker participation,
• diversification away from crowded products.

Conservatively, ipShares® can 2–3× derivatives volume on participating venues within the first year.

5. Competitive Differentiation

The first exchanges to list ipShares® will:

• define the global IP trading standard,
• attract innovation-driven capital,
• position themselves at the frontier of intangible-economy finance.

Late adopters will follow — early adopters will own the narrative.

ipShares® turn the dominant source of modern corporate value into a tradable market.

For exchanges, this means:

• new volume,
• new relevance,
• new asset class leadership.

Key Insight

• VIX made volatility tradable
• CDS made credit risk tradable
• Equity futures made beta tradable

ipShares® make intellectual property tradable.

They do not replace existing markets — they add a new axis.

Why ipShares® Are Rule The Way

ipShares®:

• do not compete with equity futures,
• do not cannibalize options or CDS,
• instead create new arbitrage and hedging flows across all of them.

Example:

• hedge IP risk separately from earnings,
• express views on innovation cycles,
• arbitrage IP perception vs. equity price.

This expands total market activity, rather than redistributing it.

ipShares® are to intellectual property what VIX was to volatility.

ipShares® is now 100% in go-to-market territory.