> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://oltafinance.gitbook.io/oltafinance/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://oltafinance.gitbook.io/oltafinance/overview.md).

# Overview

OLTA Finance is an onchain asset management platform built around crypto indexing. It gives diversified exposure to crypto, tokenized equities and Tokenized Real-World Assets (RWA) through rules-based structured index products, each accessible in a single onchain transaction. The reference points are the instruments that solved broad exposure in traditional markets: the S\&P 500, the Euro Stoxx 50 and the NASDAQ Composite. OLTA brings that index-fund discipline onchain, with a curated basket, a published rulebook, a verifiable net asset value (NAV) and one position that tracks the whole strategy.

**What this document is.** This is the OLTA documentation. It describes the protocol end to end: the structured index products and the ten families they fall into, the methodology rulebook that governs construction and rebalancing, the onchain and off-chain architecture, the fund mechanics that move capital, the risk framework, the governance model and the $OLTA token. It is a technical and architectural description of the project. It is not a legal prospectus, a published fund factsheet or an offer of any security.

**How OLTA works in one paragraph.** An allocator deposits one of several supported crypto assets. Those deposits are swapped into the settlement currency at entry. Audited smart contracts acquire and allocate the underlying constituents according to a published weighting, and the holder receives an index position whose value tracks the basket at NAV. There is no freely tradable secondary token, so each strategy tracks its underlying basket closely and avoids the premium and discount drift common to listed wrappers. Positions issue and redeem directly against the basket at NAV.

**What makes the baskets different.** OLTA baskets are optimized, not naively market-cap weighted. Construction draws on a panel of approaches including maximum Sharpe, volatility target, regime, drift, risk parity, hierarchical risk parity, inverse volatility and market-cap-capped weighting. Each basket is evaluated on an institutional quant panel covering Sharpe and Sortino ratios, maximum drawdown, Jensen's alpha, beta and correlation to BTC, concentration through the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) and Effective-N, and value at risk. The methodology is visible, with weightings shown on each fund page, so an allocator can see how exposure is constructed.

**Who it serves.** OLTA runs on a Dual-Access Model. Institutions receive NAV reporting, audit-friendly compliance rails, KYC and KYB integration support and segregated onboarding. Informed retail participants receive permissionless non-custodial access with parity in pricing, execution and transparency. Both sides hold the same instruments under the same rules.

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OLTA is in public preview as of 15 April 2026. The platform operates on simulated data with no live capital. Mainnet is targeted for H1 2027 and the token generation event for 2028. All references to performance are backtested and simulated on a risk-adjusted basis. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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**How to read this documentation.** The Overview sets out the mission, the people behind the protocol, the choice of settlement currency and the Dual-Access Model. Index Products then catalogues what an allocator can hold. The Index Methodology Rulebook documents how every basket is constructed and maintained. Core Architecture, Fund Mechanics and the Risk Management Framework cover the onchain and off-chain machinery and the controls around it. Governance and the token sections describe how the protocol is steered over time. The sections build from concept to mechanics in that order.

**Continue reading:**

* [What is OLTA?](/oltafinance/overview/what-is-olta.md) - the protocol in full, from the idea to the settlement model.
* [Vision, Mission & Impact](/oltafinance/overview/vision-and-mission.md) - why OLTA exists and what it intends to change.
* [Core Contributors](/oltafinance/overview/core-contributors.md) - the team behind the protocol.
* [Why USDC?](/oltafinance/overview/why-usdc.md) - the rationale for a single, attested settlement currency.
* [Dual-Access Model](/oltafinance/overview/dual-access-model.md) - one instrument, two onboarding paths, the same rules.
* [Roadmap](/oltafinance/overview/roadmap.md) - public preview, mainnet and the token generation event.
* [Table of contents](/oltafinance/overview/table-of-contents.md) - the full map of this documentation.