# AEVO EXCHANGE ## **Aevo.xyz – Decentralized Derivatives Exchange** Aevo is a decentralized trading platform that supports options, perpetual futures, pre launch futures and structured products within a unified margin system. It is built on a custom Layer 2 chain based on the OP Stack, combining off-chain order matching with on-chain settlement. ## Key Characteristics * **Multi-Instrument Support**: Enables trading of options, perpetuals, and structured strategies from a single margin account. * **Custom Layer 2 Architecture**: Built on an OP Stack-based rollup to provide high throughput and low latency while inheriting Ethereum’s security. * **Hybrid Matching Engine**: Trades are matched off-chain and settled on-chain, balancing performance and trustlessness. * **Asset Coverage**: Includes both established and emerging tokens, with flexible strike prices and expiries for options contracts. Aevo is intended for users who require a performance-oriented decentralized environment for derivatives trading, without relying on centralized infrastructure. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.aevo.xyz/aevo-products/aevo-exchange.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.