Falling GPU rental prices can undermine AI infrastructure operators' ability to repay equipment debt, while financial hedges remain immature. Luxor said it already brokers agreements between computing-capacity owners and customers, but no liquid market has formed for its cash-settled derivatives. CME Group announced H100 and B200 rental-index futures, targeting October 5 for launch subject to regulatory review. Derivatives could stabilize rental rates without securing customers, but mismatched benchmarks and counterparty failures could leave operators underprotected. Luxor did not provide requested AI collateral terms or procedures for payment defaults.