Research on compute financialization.
Forward Compute publishes research on the financial structure of the AI economy, the emergence of compute as a tradable commodity, and the risk transfer instruments that make scale possible. Our work is written for CFOs, risk managers, underwriters, lenders, and policymakers.
The Risk Transfer Layer for the AI Economy
Our foundational whitepaper on the financial architecture the compute economy needs. We argue that the current GPU cycle rhymes closely with previous commodity cycles — oil, electricity, semiconductors — and that the same instruments that stabilized those markets will stabilize this one.
We introduce the Forward Compute product suite, explain the index methodology that underpins it, and lay out the path from bilateral placements to a cleared, exchange-traded compute derivatives market.
Press, talks & announcements.
Forward Compute · July 2026 · Press Release
Forward Compute Appoints Sam Gaer as Strategic Advisor
Veteran markets pioneer and former NYMEX and FINRA CIO to advise on market structure and compute-linked financial instruments.
Forward Compute · June 2026 · Press Release
Forward Compute Partners with Canopy Cloud
Announcing our partnership with Canopy Cloud to bring structured risk-transfer instruments to GPU cloud operators.
Forward Compute · June 2026 · Press Release
Forward Compute Partners with Point64
Joint programme for AI data centre and GPU cloud insurance, pairing Forward Compute's structuring with Point64's Bermuda-regulated intermediation.