diff --git a/src/dexorder/bin/main.py b/src/dexorder/bin/main.py
index c95a402..1933516 100644
--- a/src/dexorder/bin/main.py
+++ b/src/dexorder/bin/main.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from dexorder.contract.dexorder import get_dexorder_contract
 from dexorder.event_handler import (init, dump_log, handle_vault_created, handle_order_placed,
                                     handle_transfer, handle_swap_filled, handle_order_canceled, handle_order_cancel_all,
                                     handle_uniswap_swaps, handle_vault_impl_changed, update_metrics)
+from dexorder.marks import publish_marks
 from dexorder.memcache import memcache
 from dexorder.memcache.memcache_state import RedisState, publish_all
 from dexorder.order.executionhandler import handle_dexorderexecutions, execute_tranches
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ def setup_logevent_triggers(runner):
     # runner.add_callback(adjust_gas)
 
     runner.add_callback(cleanup_jobs)
+    runner.add_callback(publish_marks)
     runner.add_callback(update_metrics)
 
 
diff --git a/src/dexorder/configuration/schema.py b/src/dexorder/configuration/schema.py
index 609ac19..b40d4cf 100644
--- a/src/dexorder/configuration/schema.py
+++ b/src/dexorder/configuration/schema.py
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class Config:
     fee_leeway = 0.1  # do not adjust fees if they are within this proportion
     min_gas: str = '0'
 
+    mark_publish_seconds: float = 60  # publish mark prices every this number of seconds
+
     # Order slashing
     slash_kill_count: int = 5
     slash_delay_base: float = 60  # one minute
diff --git a/src/dexorder/marks.py b/src/dexorder/marks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5130dd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dexorder/marks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+"""
+"marks" are mark-to-market USD values of a selected set of tokens called quote tokens.  Publishing a set of USD marks
+for the quote tokens allows almost any token to be marked to USD via one hop.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import time
+
+from dexorder import dec, NATIVE_TOKEN, config
+from dexorder.base.chain import current_chain
+from dexorder.blockstate import BlockDict
+from dexorder.pools import quotes, mark_to_market
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+def pub_marks(_s,k,v):
+    chain_id = current_chain.get().id
+    return str(chain_id), 'marks.usd', (chain_id, k, str(v))
+
+
+marks: BlockDict[str, dec] = BlockDict('mark.usd', db=False, redis=True, pub=pub_marks, value2str=str)
+
+class RateLimiter:
+    def __init__(self, rate: float):
+        self.rate = rate
+        self.last_update = 0.0
+
+    def ready(self):
+        now = time.monotonic()
+        if now - self.last_update < self.rate:
+            return False
+        self.last_update = now
+        return True
+
+mark_publish_rate = RateLimiter(config.mark_publish_seconds)
+
+def publish_marks():
+    if mark_publish_rate.ready():
+        for token_addr in [NATIVE_TOKEN]+quotes:
+            # overwrite=False checks the previous value and does not generate a diff if the values match. This prevents
+            # excessive updates to Redis
+            value = mark_to_market(token_addr)
+            if value is not None:
+                marks.setitem(token_addr, value, overwrite=False)
diff --git a/src/dexorder/pools.py b/src/dexorder/pools.py
index ba6a7e8..719ffea 100644
--- a/src/dexorder/pools.py
+++ b/src/dexorder/pools.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class MarkPool:
 
 mark_pools: dict[str, MarkPool] = {}
 
-quotes = []  # ordered list of preferred quote tokens
+quotes = []  # ordered list of preferred quote token addresses
 
 
 def add_mark_pool(addr: str, base: str, quote: str, fee: int):
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ async def mark_to_market_adj_dec(token: str, amount: dec, adjust_decimals=True)
     return mark_to_market(token, amount)
 
 
-def mark_to_market(token: str, amount: dec) -> Optional[dec]:
+def mark_to_market(token: str, amount: dec = dec(1)) -> Optional[dec]:
     """
     amount must already be adjusted for decimals
     """