# V3 Protocol The smart contracts for Premia combine The Premia Protocol, an exchange and settlement engine for crypto options on Arbitrum, and Premia Vaults, a set of automated return and risk-management strategies built on The Premia Protocol. The protocol was developed in-house, while the vault contracts are a joint effort of in-house development and third-party open-source additions. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.premia.blue/developer-center/contracts/v3-protocol.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.