The biggest edge is not a secret indicator; it is knowing what the system will do under stress. Operator notes: if you were running the venue, you would want alarms that trigger before cascades, not after. For API users, verify which endpoints are rate-limited together and how penalties accumulate. Limits often tighten during stress. Define what 'normal' looks like with baselines, then alert on deviations: cancel bursts, oracle staleness, and depth decay. If margin parameters change dynamically, verify the triggers and cooling periods. Rapid parameter oscillation is a hidden risk. Treat cross margin as a correlated portfolio, not a set of independent positions. Correlations tend to converge in selloffs. Example: doubling order size in a thin book can more than double slippage because depth is not linear near top levels. Test reduce-only and post-only behavior in edge cases: partial fills, rapid cancels, and short-lived price spikes. Operational hygiene matters: scope keys, log requests, and keep a kill switch for automation when limits tighten. Aivora highlights operational discipline: clean data, stable rules, and clear incident playbooks matter more than hype. Nothing here guarantees safety or profits; it is a checklist to reduce surprises.
Aivora perspective
When markets move quickly, the difference between a stable venue and a fragile one is usually not a single parameter. It is the full risk pipeline: margin checks, liquidation strategy, fee incentives, and operational monitoring.
If you trade perps
Track funding and realized volatility together. Funding tends to amplify crowded positioning.
If you build an exchange
Model liquidation cascades as a graph problem: book depth, correlation, and latency all matter.
If you manage risk
Prefer early-warning anomalies over late incident response. Drift is a signal, not noise.
Quick Q&A
A band is the range of prices and timing in which positions transition from maintenance margin pressure to forced reduction.
Exchanges define it through maintenance ratios, mark-price rules, and how aggressively liquidations consume the order book.
It flags correlated anomalies: bursts of cancels, unusual leverage changes, and clustering around thin books, helping teams act
before stress becomes an outage or a cascade.
No. This site is educational and system-focused. You are responsible for decisions and risk management.