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System architecture

How issuance, backing, Canton holdings and secondary markets connect.

Architecture map

The map shows how issuance, backing and secondary-market access connect.

Stocks responsibility map

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Edel controls Stocks primary issuance and redemption, while compatible Canton applications support holdings and secondary transfers.

Roles and responsibilities

The reference market, backing exposure, issuer and trading venue each have a distinct role.

Actor or systemResponsibility
Reference marketProvides the market context for the tracked asset.
Edel Stocks issuanceIssues the contractual debt instrument and controls primary issuance and redemption.
Backing exposureUnderlying security or equivalent tokenised economic exposure maintained by the issuer.
Canton NetworkNative instrument holdings and supported transfers.
Approved participantsAccess restricted minting and cash redemption; approved market makers support liquidity.
Secondary venues and applicationsAllow supported trading, holding and transfer of existing instruments.

Integration requirements

Confirm the instrument identifier, token standard, participant roles, disclosure configuration and supported issuance or redemption workflow with our technical team. We provide these integration requirements directly; they are not yet published as a complete public specification.

Use the Edel Stock’s own identifier. Assets used for its economic backing have separate identities.

Connecting Stocks to Markets

The planned Margin Layer would translate eligible stock holdings into collateral capacity for Markets. This connection needs its own valuation, risk and permission rules and is not yet available. Explore the Margin Layer.