6 months of the full archive, for research.
The Volar Research Grant gives 6 months of Volar Pro Annual at no cost to students, academics, quant teams, startups and independent researchers working on a defined problem with Deribit options data. A person reads every application and decides within 24 hours.
Pro Annual, the same plan as a paid annual subscription, for 6 months:
- BTC: full archive 2021-06 to 2024-09 (40 months) plus everything collected live
- All currencies (BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, TRX, AVAX and HYPE)
- Fitted volatility surfaces and analytics
- WebSocket streaming and the trade tape
- Liquidation and block-trade datasets
- Parquet flat files: 50/day, 31-day bulk windows
- 1,000 requests / minute, 3 API keys
No payment. We ask that you acknowledge Volar in anything you publish with the data ("Data: Volar Research Grant, volardata.com"), send us a short write-up of how you used it, let us list you as a grantee, and tell us what worked and what did not.
That is the difference between a grant and a free tier: the work you do with the data is how other researchers find out it exists.
Academic. Students, PhD candidates, faculty and university research groups. A university email address helps the reviewer but is not required.
Industry. Quant firms, trading desks, startups and independent researchers with a defined problem.
- Tell us the problem you are working on and how the data would help.
- A person reads it and decides within 24 hours.
- Approved: your account is created (or upgraded) and your API key is emailed to you.
- We remind you 14 days before the 6 months end. Then the account returns to Sandbox unless you subscribe, or you apply again.
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Questions
What is the Volar Research Grant?
The Volar Research Grant gives 6 months of Volar Pro Annual at no cost to students, academics, quant teams, startups and independent researchers working on a defined problem with Deribit options data. A person reads every application and decides within 24 hours. Pro Annual includes the full 40-month BTC options chain archive (2021-06 to 2024-09), everything collected live across every currency, fitted volatility surfaces and analytics, the trade tape, and Parquet flat files.
Who can apply?
Anyone with a defined research problem, on one of two tracks. Academic: students, PhD candidates, faculty and university research groups. Industry: quant firms, trading desks, startups and independent researchers.
Do I need a university email address?
No. An academic address helps the reviewer, but many universities do not use .edu, and a person reads every application.
How long does a decision take?
A decision within 24 hours, by email to the address you apply with. Approval creates your account and emails your API key.
What does it cost?
Nothing. In return we ask that you acknowledge Volar in anything you publish with the data ("Data: Volar Research Grant, volardata.com"), send us a short write-up of how you used it, let us list you as a grantee, and tell us what worked and what did not.
What happens when the grant ends?
We email you 14 days before it ends. At the end the account returns to Sandbox unless you have subscribed to Pro. To continue the research, apply again.
I already have a Volar account. Can I apply?
Yes, with the same email address. Approval upgrades the account you have, and your API keys carry Pro Annual from their next request. Accounts already on a paid plan are not eligible.
Which terms apply?
A grant is a Pro Annual account under the Volar Terms of Service, at no cost for its term.