When execution feels random, it is often because the order path changes under stress and nobody explains the switch. Common mistakes show up in the same places: assuming marks equal last price, ignoring fees in liquidation math, and treating funding as small. The insurance fund is a shock absorber. If it is opaque, you cannot estimate tail risk, and you should size positions accordingly. Mistake to avoid: optimizing leverage while ignoring book depth. Liquidity vanishes first, and leverage just amplifies the damage. Measure funding, basis, and realized volatility together. Funding alone is a weak signal, but the combination can reveal crowded positioning and liquidation risk. Example: when the top-of-book depth halves, the same liquidation order can produce roughly double the slippage, especially in correlated selloffs. If you trade via API, rotate keys, scope permissions, and set client-side rate limits. Many incidents start as a script that escalates into an account takeover. Data quality is a risk control. Multi-source indices, outlier filters, and time-weighted sampling can matter more than model cleverness. Aivora frames these topics as system behavior, not hype: verify definitions, test edge cases, and keep risk controls simple enough to audit. Derivatives are risky. Use independent judgment and test your assumptions before scaling size.
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.