Sage Capital Management has announced a strategic partnership with EDXM International, a purpose-built digital asset trading venue offering institutional access to perpetual futures. EDXM International is supported by global financial powerhouses including Citadel Securities, Fidelity Digital Assets, Charles Schwab, Virtu Financial, Sequoia Capital, and Pantera Capital. This collaboration positions Sage Capital as the prime broker connecting hedge funds, asset managers, family offices, and brokers to one of the most credible crypto exchanges now available for institutional investors.
Through this partnership, institutional clients can trade across 44 perpetual futures pairs, including leading assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP. By onboarding through Sage Capital, clients gain the advantage of capital efficiency mechanisms like credit intermediation, net settlement, and advanced collateral management. These features reduce upfront capital requirements while enabling streamlined access to a wide range of liquidity pools.
At the same time, Sage Capital provides clients with security-focused services, including non-custodial trading access to EDXM International and robust protections such as bankruptcy-remote segregated accounts. By combining clearinghouse infrastructure with its prime brokerage expertise, Sage Capital enhances both efficiency and resilience in digital asset market access.
Takeaway: The partnership allows institutions to trade 44 perpetual futures pairs on a venue backed by major Wall Street names, with Sage Capital offering credit intermediation and advanced risk management.
Strengthening Institutional Infrastructure
One of the key benefits of this alliance is the reinforced capital efficiency it delivers to institutional participants. Rather than tying up large amounts of capital on a single exchange, clients onboarded via Sage Capital can optimize collateral across venues, lowering costs while maintaining access to deep liquidity. This aligns with the growing demand among asset managers and funds for efficient, multi-venue strategies in digital assets.
For EDXM International, having a prime broker partner like Sage Capital ensures institutions can trade confidently on a platform designed to meet regulatory and operational standards expected by traditional finance. As perpetual futures gain traction in crypto markets, reliable clearing, risk management, and liquidity access are becoming prerequisites for large-scale institutional adoption.
Nathan Sage, CEO of Sage Capital, highlighted the credibility of this collaboration: “EDXM International is backed by some of the world’s most established financial institutions and we are delighted to be providing a gateway to such a credible venue. Our partnership with EDXM International reinforces our strategy of providing institutional clients with high quality access to digital asset markets.”
Takeaway: Sage Capital’s role as prime broker gives institutional investors a more cost-efficient, multi-venue trading model, while reinforcing EDXM International’s credibility as a secure futures venue.
Future Growth And Institutional Expansion
EDXM International is positioning itself as a bridge between traditional finance and the digital asset sector, offering capital-efficient trading with institutional safeguards. By aligning with a regulated prime broker, the venue signals its intent to attract serious institutional flows rather than retail speculation. This partnership reflects a broader trend of traditional financial institutions backing digital market infrastructure with the same rigor applied in equities, bonds, and derivatives.
Kal Chan, Head of Institutions at EDXM International, emphasized the importance of Sage Capital’s role: “Sage Capital is a rapidly growing digital asset prime broker, recognised for delivering secure, seamless, and compliant access to the digital asset market. We are pleased to welcome them as a member of EDXM International and look forward to working together to provide reliable liquidity solutions while further expanding our institutional client base.”
With operations across multiple jurisdictions and strong partnerships with banks and trading firms, Sage Capital simplifies market access through a single API connecting the full ecosystem of trading, settlement, and liquidity services. Together with EDXM International, the firm is helping define how institutional clients will access crypto derivatives in a regulated and capital-efficient manner over the coming years.
