GPU Perpetual Futures Prototype
GPU rental prices are super volatile but there's no derivatives market to hedge. I built a perpetual futures platform to see what this could look like. The idea is airlines hedge jet fuel, starbucks hedges coffee beans - as GPU compute becomes critical infrastructure the same hedging tools should exist. Not sure if anyone actually needs this but it was interesting to build. How it works: - Pulls live H200 spot prices from Vast.ai every 15s into a tradeable index - Full perp mechanics: funding rates, mark price calc, real-time P&L - Event-driven Rust backend with supervisor pattern and…
GPU Perpetual Futures Prototype launched on February 15, 2026 with 9 votes, #1,122 of 16,627 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
An index tracking realtime GPU rental prices and a perpetual futures marketplace that trades it - zacharyfrederick/compex
Compex is a perpetual futures trading platform for GPU compute pricing. It aggregates live spot rental prices for H200 GPUs into a tradeable index (CPX-H200.USD.1H), enabling cloud operators and ML labs to hedge compute cost volatility. Why GPU futures matter: Airlines hedge jet fuel, Starbucks hedges coffee beans. As GPU compute becomes critical infrastructure, a derivatives market is the natural next step. By tying rental prices back to equipment CAPEX, utilization, and useful life, traders gain visibility into implied depreciation, demand signals, and future pricing. Current state: This is an investor demo MVP with real index construction and funding rate mechanics, but simulated order…from github.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
GPU rental prices are super volatile but there's no derivatives market to hedge. I built a perpetual futures platform to see what this could look like. The idea is airlines hedge jet fuel, starbucks hedges coffee beans - as GPU compute becomes critical infrastructure the same hedging tools should exist. Not sure if…
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