Governance & Complaints
Who publishes the series, the conflicts posture they are published under, and how to challenge a number.
01 Administrator
The CCIR reference series are published by Compute Credit Index Research LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formed March 11, 2026. Contact: research@ccir.io.
02 Independence and Conflicts
The administrator operates no marketplace, runs no trading desk, and holds no positions in the markets it measures. No revenue is tied to the level of any published series. Data partnerships never purchase placement, weighting, or influence over a published value. Raw contributions are held in confidence, and only aggregates publish. The administrator computes reference series from observed prices and does not value or rate any asset.
03 Decision-Making and Interim Controls
Methodology and administration decisions are made by the administrator under the published Methodology and Change Management Policy. CCIR is a small administrator and says so: there is currently no external oversight committee. Until an independent oversight function is established, the following interim controls apply:
- Material methodology changes require written internal sign-off and advance public notice under the Change Management Policy.
- Complaints and substantive challenges are logged and retained.
- Determination is fully automated. Discretionary adjustment of a published value is not permitted.
An independent oversight function will be added as adoption of the series warrants it. This page will be updated when it is.
04 Queries and Complaints
Anyone may challenge a published value or the treatment of a source by writing to research@ccir.io. Substantive challenges are acknowledged within five business days and answered against the underlying observation data and the published methodology. Where a challenge identifies a defect, correction follows the Change Management Policy and the outcome is noted in the change log. A record of complaints and outcomes is retained and is available to relevant authorities on request.
05 Standards Reference
Methodology and governance are designed with reference to the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Oil Price Reporting Agencies (2012) and Principles for Financial Benchmarks (2013). A principle-by-principle self-assessment against the 2013 Principles is published alongside this page. CCIR does not claim assured compliance. Independent external assurance of adherence will be sought when adoption warrants it.
06 Scope of These Documents
The Methodology, the Change Management Policy, this Governance page, and the IOSCO self-assessment apply only to the publicly published CCIR reference series (the CRI series). Any proprietary or closed-methodology data product is outside this framework: it is not a reference rate, is not designed for contractual citation, and is published under separate terms.