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compliance-forensics research topics and source records from VolSurface Desk. Practical 2026 due-diligence playbook from VolSurface Desk explaining how to authenticate licence numbers across 21 official registers and detect clone-firm domain spoofing before funding an account.
A named author is recorded on some briefings in this hub, including Dr. Alistair Finch, CQF, FRM . Reviewer records and automated-check status appear on each briefing when available.
Practical 2026 due-diligence playbook from VolSurface Desk explaining how to authenticate licence numbers across 21 official registers and detect clone-firm domain spoofing before funding an account.
Black–Scholes option calculator →
European option price and Greeks (delta, gamma, vega, theta, rho) with dividend yield.
Implied volatility calculator →
Back out the volatility implied by an option’s market price.
Futures fair value & basis calculator →
Cost-of-carry fair value, basis and the repo rate implied by a futures price.
0DTE implied volatility expected move calculator →
Intraday 1σ and 2σ expected price bands from annualised IV and trading minutes remaining.
Black–Scholes option Greeks & gamma exposure (GEX) estimator →
Call and put Greeks plus dealer net Gamma Exposure ($ per 1% spot move) from open interest.
A clone firm is an unauthorised entity that copies the real name, registration number, and licence credentials of an authorised financial institution onto a separate, unapproved domain to solicit deposits fraudulently.
Look up the firm's certificate number independently via VolSurface Desk's regulator directory or GET /api/v1/verify/domain?host=example.com and confirm the exact domain matches the website recorded on the government register.
No. General company incorporation only proves a legal person exists; conducting brokerage, custody, investment management, or money services requires explicit authorisation or registration from the financial Markets regulator.
The /api/v1/verify/domain endpoint returns HIGH_RISK_REGULATOR_WARNING_OR_CLONE_FLAG along with the issuing regulator, warning publication date, and forensic dossier URL.
All recorded regulator warnings and clone-firm forensic dossiers for VolSurface Desk's coverage slice are indexed at /clone-checks and exportable in CSV/JSON format at /datasets.
