Due to the high entry barriers, the art market remains narrow as players must have the expertise and an extensive network to navigate within the market. Major artworks of the top-tier artists are prohibitively expensive hence only accessible to a select few. Investors whose strategic asset is art don’t have the right financial tools for hedging, getting exposure or participating in a deal, and whilst a classical financial market offers investors options to purchase a part of a company through shares, e.g. by investing in 10 barrels of oil without having to own and transport it, the art market is behind. Existing derivatives on art are somewhat primitive and there are no cash-settled contracts to smoothen the risks and achieve the desired exposure.