PremiaMicro-cap
Moderate risk — first-of-kind options AMM design is novel, but low liquidity and structural adverse selection against retail LPs are serious concerns
Top Risks
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Options AMM concentrated liquidity model exposes LPs to adverse selection from sophisticated traders with superior volatility models
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Dual-chain architecture (Arbitrum One + Nova) introduces cross-chain desynchronization risk for orderbook and settlement
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American-style options with early exercise create underwriting risk not captured by standard Black-Scholes pricing models
Risk Breakdown
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Premia safe to use?
Premia receives a B- risk grade (32/100) from Hindenrank, where lower scores indicate lower risk. Moderate risk — first-of-kind options AMM design is novel, but low liquidity and structural adverse selection against retail LPs are serious concerns A decentralized options exchange where you can buy or sell call and put options on crypto. It holds $8M in deposits and runs across two Arbitrum chains. Its C+ grade reflects the challenge that professional traders consistently drain liquidity from retail providers who cannot keep up with options pricing complexity.
What are the main risks of using Premia?
The key risks identified for Premia are: (1) If you provide liquidity, professional traders with better pricing models will systematically take money from you through smarter trades (2) The exchange splits its operations across two different chains, and if communication between them breaks, your orders can execute at wrong prices (3) With only $8M FDV, someone could buy the entire governance token cheaply and redirect protocol fees to themselves
What is Premia's risk score breakdown?
Premia scores 32/100 across eight risk dimensions: Mechanism Novelty: 5/15, Interaction Severity: 7/20, Oracle Surface: 3/10, Documentation Gaps: 3/10, Track Record: 3/15, Scale Exposure: 0/10, Regulatory Risk: 3/10, Vitality Risk: 8/10. The highest risk area is Vitality Risk at 8/10.
How does Premia compare to other Derivatives protocols?
Among 53 rated Derivatives protocols on Hindenrank, Premia ranks #8 by safety (lowest risk score = safest). Its 32/100 risk score and B- grade place it among the safer Derivatives protocols.
Has Premia ever been hacked or exploited?
Premia scores 3/15 on the Track Record risk dimension, indicating some history of security incidents or exploits. Higher scores reflect more severe or frequent incidents. Review the full risk report for details.
Last scanned 2026-02-26