Marex Group and WisdomTree Collaborate on Structured Products for Institutional Crypto Exposure

Marex Group today announced a collaboration with WisdomTree, an issuer of ETFs and ETPs. The partnership aims to provide institutional investors with tailored exposure to WisdomTree's ETPs, particularly those in the cryptocurrency sector, through structured products issued by Marex.

Linking Marex's structured products with WisdomTree's ETPs is intended to broaden the risk and return profiles available to investors and expand their options for accessing cryptocurrencies. In addition to direct allocation to its ETPs, WisdomTree can now introduce specific solutions designed to better suit the risk and return objectives and constraints of investors via Marex-issued structured notes.

These structured notes are presented as potentially offering investors ways to reduce downside risk, enhance upside exposure, or generate yield. WisdomTree is stated to be leveraging Marex's expertise in structuring and risk management to customize product risk profiles, potentially enabling investment for clients who might otherwise have faced barriers.

This collaboration is described as providing investors access to two complementary areas of expertise, especially concerning digital assets. It combines WisdomTree's broad and specialized ETP offering with Marex's capabilities in derivatives structuring.

Dovile Silenskyte, Director, Digital Assets Research at WisdomTree, commented: "Our collaboration with Marex allows us to combine the transparency and accessibility of crypto ETPs with the structured solutions investors need to manage risk. These products offer a more measured way to participate in digital assets, balancing exposure with tools to address volatility and enhance yield potential. It's a meaningful step toward bringing institutional-quality crypto strategies to a wider audience."

Walter Cegarra, Head of Institutional Solutions, Financial Products at Marex, stated: "We are delighted to bring Marex's structuring and risk management capabilities to the service of WisdomTree and their clients - and to be able to leverage WisdomTree's unique ETP offering. Our combined solutions allow investors to access diversifying asset classes, such as cryptos, and differentiated themes, such as European defence, with the benefit of a formal downside protection."

The solutions are noted as covering a range of investment objectives, including capital protection, yield enhancement, and/or leverage. The underlyings can include any of WisdomTree's ETP offerings, with examples given such as WisdomTree Physical CoinDesk 20 (WCRP), WisdomTree Physical Bitcoin (BTCW), WisdomTree Physical Ethereum (ETHW), and WisdomTree Europe Defence UCITS ETF (WDEF). The terms of these products are described as fully customizable regarding payoff, tenor, protection level, underlying, participation, and currency, with the possibility for Marex to embed custom overlays.