Designated Market Making (DMM)

Designated Market Making (DMM)

Acheron Trading

Service Overview

Acheron Trading's Designated Market Making service provides white-glove contractual market making relationships for digital asset issuers seeking customized, high-touch liquidity solutions. Operating under MiCA regulation as the first licensed dedicated crypto market maker, Acheron delivers bespoke market making programs tailored to each issuer's specific requirements.

Core Service Components

Contractual Framework

Customized Agreements: Each DMM engagement is structured through detailed contracts specifying performance metrics, spread requirements, depth obligations, and reporting standards.

Service Level Guarantees: Contractual commitments ensure consistent market quality with defined uptime, spread, and depth parameters.

White-Glove Service

Dedicated Account Management: Direct access to senior trading and relationship management teams for strategic discussions and issue resolution.

Strategic Advisory: Beyond pure execution, DMM clients receive guidance on exchange strategy, listing timing, and market structure optimization.

Performance & Reporting

Comprehensive Reporting: Regular performance reports detail spread performance, volume generation, and market quality metrics.

Transparent Operations: Full visibility into market making activities supports issuer governance and investor communication.

Why Issuers Need This Service

Exchange Requirements: Major exchanges often require designated market maker relationships as listing prerequisites. Acheron's regulatory status and reputation facilitate these requirements.

Predictable Costs: Contractual fee structures enable budget planning versus variable performance-based models.

Partnership Approach: DMM relationships extend beyond transactional services to strategic partnerships supporting long-term market development.

Target Clients

• Projects listing on major centralized exchanges with DMM requirements
• Established tokens seeking premium, high-touch market making
• Issuers requiring detailed SLAs and performance guarantees
• Projects prioritizing regulatory compliance in market making partnerships

Service Differentiators

Regulatory Compliance: MiCA licensing enables compliant service provision across the European Economic Area, increasingly important for institutional token projects.

Six-Year Track Record: Proven experience since 2018 with 400+ issuers demonstrates reliability and expertise across market conditions.

Senior Team Access: Direct engagement with experienced trading and legal professionals, including leadership with backgrounds at UBS and major financial institutions.