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Transferable Cross-Chain Options

Cryptography and Security 2022-05-09 v1 Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing Computer Science and Game Theory Multiagent Systems

Abstract

An option is a financial agreement between two parties to trade two assets. One party is given the right, but not the obligation, to complete the swap before a specified termination time. In todays financial markets, an option is considered an asset which can itself be transferred: while an option is active, one party can sell its rights (or obligations) to another. Todays blockchains support simple options in the form of cross-chain atomic swap protocols where one party has the choice whether to complete the swap. The options implemented by these cross-chain protocols, are not, however, transferable. This paper proposes novel distributed protocols for transferable cross-chain options, where both option owners and providers can sell their positions to third parties. The protocol ensures that none of the parties can be cheated, that no unauthorized party can interfere, and that the transfer succeeds if the buyer and seller faithfully follow the protocol.

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@article{arxiv.2205.02971,
  title  = {Transferable Cross-Chain Options},
  author = {Daniel Engel and Yingjie Xue},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.02971},
  year   = {2022}
}
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