Neutral Trade Announces Partnership with Copper (ClearLoop) to Enable Institutional-Grade Access to Centralized Exchange Liquidity for On-chain Solana Vaults

Original article: https://copper.co/en/insights/company-news/neutral-trade-announces-partnership-with-copper-clearloop

Neutral Trade has partnered with Copper to integrate ClearLoop, Copper’s off-exchange settlement network, into Neutral Trade’s Solana-based vault infrastructure, enabling participants to access centralized exchange liquidity while keeping assets in institutional custody. This collaboration represents a step in merging institutional infrastructure with DeFi, unlocking new possibilities for institutional players looking to deploy capital efficiently on-chain.

This partnership is designed to address a structural trade-off faced by many on-chain strategy platforms: certain systematic strategies (particularly those requiring deep order books, tight spreads, and high-frequency execution) may benefit from centralized exchange liquidity, yet moving funds onto exchange balance sheets introduces counterparty and operational risks. Neutral Trade’s Neutral Strategy Vault framework positions Solana as a single deposit touchpoint while accessing CeFi venues via off-exchange settlement providers, including Copper, so assets can remain safeguarded while strategies deploy across multiple venues.

ClearLoop on On-chain Vault Execution

The strategy leverages Neutral Trade’s on-chain infrastructure combined with Copper’s secure custody and off-exchange settlement solutions to achieve institutional-grade execution.

By integrating with ClearLoop, users can have access to high frequency strategies that rely on CEX liquidity, while mitigating counterparty risk. This enables faster settlement, improved capital utilization, and secure connectivity to the Solana ecosystem.

ClearLoop is Copper’s flagship off-exchange settlement infrastructure that enables instant asset delegation, capital efficiency, and intra-day settlement without requiring funds to leave secure custody. The platform connects a growing list of centralized exchanges, providing over $70 billion in monthly notional trading volume. With insolvency protection via a dedicated trust structure and comprehensive collateral arrangements, ClearLoop aims to set a new standard for secure institutional crypto trading. Learn more about ClearLoop.

Deployed Quantitative Strategies

Neutral Trade operates a diversified suite of on-chain quant strategies spanning directional and delta-neutral approaches, each designed for institutional capital allocators seeking uncorrelated, risk-adjusted returns. Below are one of Neutral Trade’s strategies that utilize Copper as it infrastructure providers.

Hyperithm Cross Exchange Arbitrage

Type: Market Neutral|Delta Neutral

Venue: Binance | OKX | Bybit | Gate | Lighter | Hyperliquid | Drift

TVL: 8m

Operator: Hyperithm

The Hyperithm Cross-Exchange Funding Vault is designed to generate stable, risk-controlled yield by deploying market-neutral strategies that monetize structural inefficiencies in crypto markets. Curated by Hyperithm, the vault operates on a delta-neutral basis, aiming to minimize directional exposure to underlying asset price movements while capturing non-directional sources of return.

View Strategy: neutral.trade/strategies/hyperithm1

"Partnering with Copper and their ClearLoop infrastructure removes a critical barrier for institutions deploying capital into on-chain quant strategies. We can now access CEX’s deepest liquidity without compromising on custody or counterparty risk — exactly the infrastructure foundation our strategies demand."

— Neutral Trade Team

Neutral Trade Vaults

The Neutral Trade × Copper partnership is supported by a broader infrastructure vision: Neutral Trade Vaults — a fully on-chain strategy architecture designed to modernize how digital asset strategies are deployed, managed, and accessed globally. By combining Neutral Trade’s automated vault infrastructure with Copper’s institutional custody and off-exchange settlement network, the platform bridges decentralized strategy execution with institutional-grade capital management.

Neutral Trade Vaults function as non-custodial, on-chain capital pools that enable systematic strategy deployment with full transparency and automated lifecycle management. Depositors retain ownership of their assets at all times, while the vault’s Net Asset Value (NAV), share accounting, performance metrics, and capital flows are recorded directly on-chain. This eliminates the operational complexity of traditional fund structures, including third-party fund administrators and manual reconciliation processes.

Through Copper’s ClearLoop infrastructure, vault capital can be deployed into centralized exchange liquidity environments while remaining secured in institutional custody. Strategy operators receive delegated capital and execute trades according to quantitative signals, enabling access to deep liquidity venues without transferring assets to exchanges. This structure enhances capital efficiency, reduces counterparty risk, and supports institutional-grade execution across high-frequency and systematic trading strategies.

Neutral Trade’s automated monitoring framework manages the full capital lifecycle — from deposit and deployment to settlement and withdrawal — while continuously tracking strategy positions and performance. Fund managers and quantitative trading teams can focus exclusively on strategy generation and execution, while investors gain access to professionally managed strategies with transparent performance reporting and real-time verification.

The result is a scalable model for digital asset management that integrates secure custody, efficient settlement, and automated on-chain execution. Neutral Trade Vaults provide institutional allocators with robust infrastructure for deploying significant capital while simultaneously expanding access to systematic strategies within the broader digital asset ecosystem.

Learn more about Neutral Trade Vaults: docs.neutral.trade/vault-infrastructure/neutral-strategy-vaults

About Neutral Trade

Neutral Trade is an on-chain quant strategy marketplace, built by experienced quants and traders. The platform enables allocators to access professionally managed, systematic quant strategies directly on-chain — spanning directional CTA, delta-neutral arbitrage, and index strategies — with on-chain transparency and non-custodial vault architecture. For more information, please visit: www.neutral.trade

About Copper

Since being founded in 2018, Copper.co (“Copper”) has been building the standard for institutional digital asset infrastructure with a focus on custody and collateral management. Underpinned by multi-award-winning technology, Copper has built a comprehensive and secure suite of products and services required to safely custody and trade digital assets. At the core of Copper’s infrastructure is ClearLoop, which enables clients to manage collateral and settle trades across multiple exchanges, while mitigating counterparty risk and increasing capital efficiency.

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[1]https://www.neutral.trade/strategies

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