Derivatives exchange Benchmark & Rankings

What Is The Exchange Benchmark?

CCData's Exchange Benchmark was created in 2019 to bring clarity to the digital asset exchange sector. Since launching, it has become the industry standard for evaluating the risk associated with over 200 centralised and decentralsied digital asset exchanges.

In 2022, the Exchange Benchmark was expanded to assess the risk associated with derivatives trading venues. These exchanges are ranked using a similar methodology to Centralised Exchanges, with the addition of metrics that are unique to derivative trading venues.

How Does It Work?

The Exchange Benchmark is underpinned by over 200 qualitative and quantitative metrics to rank exchanges and provide a framework for assessing risk.

The report is updated twice a year and is based on thousands of hours of research.

What Do The Grades Mean?

Exchanges are assigned a grade from AA to F. AA-BB exchanges are classified as Top-Tier and B-F exchanges as Lower-Tier. This grading does not connote overall superiority, instead it represents a means of ranking exchanges according to risk.