Derivative Strategies & Investment Management

Turning Volatility
Into Opportunity

QCI Capital Management deploys derivative strategies and volatility-driven opportunities across digital asset and traditional financial markets.

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About the Firm

Deep Expertise in Derivatives Across Asset Classes

QCI Capital Management LLC is an investment management firm focused on derivative strategies and volatility-driven opportunities across both digital asset and traditional financial markets. Operating at the intersection of on-chain protocols, centralized crypto exchanges, and regulated traditional venues, QCI brings institutional-grade risk management to every strategy it deploys.

Founded in 2022 by Steven Melanson and Matt Carr, the firm draws on its principals' extensive experience in derivative structuring across asset classes — from crypto-native platforms like Deribit and decentralized options protocols to regulated futures exchanges and OTC desks. This cross-market fluency allows QCI to source opportunities and manage risk across the full spectrum of listed and OTC derivatives.

With roots in derivatives markets dating back to 2008 — and active in crypto derivatives since 2016, from the earliest years of crypto options and structured products — QCI's principals have navigated multiple complete market cycles across asset classes, developing proprietary frameworks for capitalizing on volatility dislocations wherever they arise. Headquartered in Henderson, Nevada, QCI serves qualified investors seeking differentiated, derivatives-driven exposure across digital asset and traditional markets.

2008
Principals active in derivatives
Derivatives
Core strategy focus
Multi‑Cycle
Market experience
Nevada
Headquartered
Investment Strategies

Derivative Strategies Across
On-Chain & Traditional Markets

QCI operates across both crypto-native and traditional financial infrastructure, deploying disciplined derivative strategies designed to generate returns across varying market conditions.

Volatility & Derivatives

Systematic and discretionary derivative strategies designed to capitalize on volatility dislocations across digital asset and traditional markets. We deploy options, futures, and structured positions across centralized exchanges, on-chain protocols, and regulated venues — sourcing edge from structural mispricings in implied volatility relative to realized movement.

Cross-Venue Execution

QCI operates fluidly across on-chain derivative protocols and traditional regulated exchanges, accessing liquidity and pricing advantages unique to each venue. This dual-market capability enables opportunistic positioning that purely on-chain or purely off-chain funds cannot replicate, while maintaining full transparency and auditability.

Risk Management

Institutional-grade risk controls underpin every strategy. Portfolio construction integrates real-time Greeks monitoring, scenario analysis, and tail risk hedging across both on-chain and off-chain positions — preserving capital and maintaining disciplined exposure through all market regimes.

Leadership

Our Team

QCI is led by principals with deep experience in derivative structuring, quantitative strategy, and active trading across both digital asset and traditional markets.

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Steven Melanson

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Steven co-founded QCI Capital Management in 2022 and drives the quantitative research, volatility modeling, and analytical frameworks that underpin the firm's trading strategies. His career in financial markets dates back to 2008, encompassing derivative pricing and structuring, enterprise risk management, quantitative portfolio construction, and systematic strategy development across both traditional and alternative asset classes. He brings particular depth in the mathematical frameworks behind options pricing, volatility surface modeling, structured products, and risk-adjusted return optimization — expertise developed across institutional trading desks, advisory roles, and proprietary research. Focused on digital asset derivatives since 2016, from the earliest days of crypto options and on-chain structured products, Steven works in close partnership with Matt to translate quantitative insight into actionable trading strategies across every venue and market regime QCI operates in.

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Matt Carr

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Matt co-founded QCI Capital Management in 2022 and oversees the firm's trading operations, strategy execution, and portfolio positioning across both digital asset and traditional markets. Before entering the digital asset space, Matt managed a multi-billion-dollar derivatives hedge book for a major aerospace corporation, where he developed deep expertise in large-scale risk management, hedging program design, and derivative portfolio construction at institutional scale. Bringing that foundation to crypto derivatives since 2016, he has architected proprietary frameworks for volatility trading that span centralized exchanges, OTC desks, on-chain protocols, and regulated futures venues — building the cross-venue infrastructure that defines QCI's competitive edge. Matt's direct experience navigating multiple complete market cycles, combined with his institutional-grade risk discipline, shapes the firm's approach to identifying asymmetric opportunities and managing risk in real time. Together with Steven, he sets the strategic direction for QCI's fund operations and investment process.

Insights

Market Commentary & Research

Perspectives on volatility, derivative markets, and the evolving landscape across digital assets and traditional finance from the QCI team.

Market Commentary
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Understanding Crypto Implied Volatility Surfaces

An examination of how implied volatility term structures in crypto derivatives differ from traditional markets, and where opportunity lies for active managers.

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Research
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The Role of Derivatives in Digital Asset Portfolio Construction

How institutional investors can use derivative strategies to gain crypto exposure while managing downside risk and generating yield across on-chain and traditional venues.

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Strategy Update
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Navigating Volatility Regimes in Crypto Markets

A framework for identifying and adapting to distinct volatility environments in digital asset derivatives, from low-vol compression to blow-off expansions.

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Media

Podcast & Media Appearances

QCI's principals sharing perspectives on derivatives, volatility, and market structure across asset classes.

Get in Touch

Contact Us

For investment inquiries, partnership opportunities, or general information, please reach out to our team.

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QCI Capital Management LLC

3535 Executive Terminal Drive, Ste #110

Henderson, NV 89052

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Important Disclosures

This website is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Any such offer or solicitation may only be made by means of a confidential offering memorandum or similar document provided to qualified investors, and will be subject to the terms and conditions contained therein.

Investing in derivatives, digital assets, and other financial instruments involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The value of investments and income derived from them can go down as well as up. There is no guarantee that the investment strategies referenced herein will achieve their objectives.

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