Trading at 10x the price feed is an unbelievably good deal for the issuers, because it would mean they are on the hook for only 10% of the market value of the token. I agree that that far from the price feed is not very attractive to buyers, but it's still a token that's guaranteed to be worth more than an index that doubles annually. That's actually worth a good deal.

I also agree that it's not a great use case for smartcoins, but I bet it wouldn't be totally illiquid.