Maker Liquidity Pool (USDT ERC-20 & FXCore) — Epoch 4

Hi moleculeboost,

moleculeboost: Maker pool should have a higher probability of making money in a bear, due to fact that traders are usually long, and since we are taking the short side, we make money. Is this over simplistic idea correct?

This is incorrect, as market makers are supposed to function well in both bull and bear markets and thrive in volatile conditions.

  • Market makers profit from the difference in the bid-ask spread.
  • Market makers do not care if a trader longs or shorts, and they don’t influence prices.
  • Their main role is simply to provide liquidity and depth while profiting from the spread.

moleculeboost: I think over the long run the house always win, no?

Market makers aren’t considered houses.

Market makers profit from the difference between the bid and ask spread, so it isn’t a house.

  • Market-makers are risk-neutral and do not depend on traders’ performance to profit.

By definition, a house wins only when traders lose.

  • This is GLP’s mechanism, which is technically different from MLP.
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Thanks SCENE for sharing.

In general…

The role of market making is to provide liquidity to the market by offering bids and asks for a particular pair. This allows traders to buy or sell at any time, regardless of market conditions.

By providing liquidity to the market, market makers help to stabilize prices and reduce volatility. This makes it easier for traders to buy or sell without having to worry about price fluctuations or lack of available counterparties.

Market makers also help to narrow the bid-ask spread, which is the difference between the highest price that a buyer is willing to pay and the lowest price that a seller is willing to accept.

This makes trading more efficient and reduces trading costs for all participants in the market.

In exchange for providing liquidity, market makers earn a profit from the bid-ask spread.

They buy the contract at the bid price and sell it at the ask price, making a profit on the difference between the two prices.

Overall, market making plays a crucial role in an exchanges by providing liquidity, reducing volatility, and improving the efficiency of trading. By continuously quoting buy and sell prices, market makers help to ensure that there is always a ready supply of contracts available for traders to buy or sell, which helps to build trust and confidence in the market.

Market making involves risks, and there is always a chance of losing money. Market makers may face losses due to a variety of factors, such as adverse market conditions, unexpected events, or technical problems. However, the extent of these losses will depend on the market maker’s trading strategies, risk management techniques, and the overall market conditions.

One of the primary risks in market making is inventory risk, which is the risk of holding a large position in a particular asset that moves against the market maker’s position. This can result in losses if the market moves in an unfavorable direction.

Another risk in market making is market risk, which is the risk of losing money due to unexpected market events, such as sudden price movements or market crashes.

Overall, the chances of losing money in market making depend on a variety of factors, such as the market maker’s trading strategies, risk management techniques, and the overall market conditions. While there is always a chance of losing money, market makers can mitigate these risks by using appropriate trading and risk management strategies and staying informed about the market conditions.

Market makers is not the house.

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@orbitant u explain things well. I now understand about maker pool clearly.

Let’s make sure others understand it too, also for AI pool if we can explain that too public will get increase interest.

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Maker Liquidity Pool performance report (epoch 4 - full )

Summary
Maker liquidity pool makes a trading profit of $1070.30 (0.272%) on epoch 4 (but the maker pool is still suffer from previous losses)

The platform fee that distributed to all participants of maker liquidity pool is 43,497 $FX

The total debt pool of maker liquidity pool is -$26,040 (previous is -28,473) - the team deploys part of the platform fee and trading profit to offset the debt pool

Explanation of the platform fee distribution
The platform fee that attributed to Epoch 4 is around $8,059 , which is around 52,220 $FX

Due to the liquidity and trading volume of FX-USDT pool and the recent price drop, (spread >5% ), the team has decided to use its pool reserve to offer a better rate without fluctuate the market, hence Epoch 4 does not interact with fx-swap.

The team is also mindful that the previous debt on epoch 3, hence we decided to allocate 8703$FX (16.66% of 52,220 $FX) to payoff the previous debt pool. Thus, all maker liquidity pool participants shall share a total of 43,497 $FX proportionally.

Epoch:4
Duration: 16/4/2023 - 11/5/2023
Reporting Date: 11/5/2023

Part 1: Balance

Address Trading Pair Initial Balance Current Balance
0xF937CE482E067B315446A1f63E48FFF599C788DB BTC-USDT 131,043.99 130,625.71
0x83ED913a3f7adC173f05e3bF60b5AA9dfaBFc3e6 ETH-USDT 133,564.40 133,271.50
0x17C2003c23604dC67845947A7514FddFB427cfe9 FX-USDT 127,812.58 129,594.61
392,420.97 393,491.82

Part 2: Key metrics

Address Trading Pair Trading Volume No. of Transactions
0xF937CE482E067B315446A1f63E48FFF599C788DB BTC-USDT 22,407,350.00 10,530,928.00
0x83ED913a3f7adC173f05e3bF60b5AA9dfaBFc3e6 ETH-USDT 8,769,718.00 11,302,688.00
0x17C2003c23604dC67845947A7514FddFB427cfe9 FX-USDT 3,243,849.00 9,678,750.00
34,420,917 31,512,366

Part 3: Profit and loss

Address Trading Pair Initial Balance Current Balance PNL
0xF937CE482E067B315446A1f63E48FFF599C788DB BTC-USDT 131,043.99 130,625.71 -418.28
0x83ED913a3f7adC173f05e3bF60b5AA9dfaBFc3e6 ETH-USDT 133,564.40 133,271.50 -292.90
0x17C2003c23604dC67845947A7514FddFB427cfe9 FX-USDT 127,812.58 129,594.61 1,782.03
392,420.97 393,491.82 1,070.85

Part 4 Debt
The remaining debt on Epoch 3 is -$28,473

After deducting the trading profit on Epoch 4 ($1070) and $FX distribution ( $1363), hence the remaining debt on Epoch 4 is -26,040

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