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Overview

This guide covers advanced market making strategies on Centuari’s fixed-rate order book.

Strategy 1: Symmetric Spread

Post equal-sized orders on both sides:
Pros: Simple, balanced exposure Cons: Requires significant collateral for borrow side

Strategy 2: Skewed Spread

Adjust order sizes based on market view:
Pros: Profit from directional view Cons: Wrong direction = losses

Strategy 3: Multi-Maturity

Spread across different maturities:
Pros: Diversification, captures term structure Cons: More complex to manage

Strategy 4: Dynamic Spread

Adjust spread based on market conditions:
Implementation:
  • Monitor market rate movements
  • Widen spreads during uncertainty
  • Tighten when confident

Order Management

Position Monitoring

Track at all times:
  • Open orders (both sides)
  • Matched positions
  • Net exposure (lend vs borrow)
  • Inventory imbalance

Rebalancing Triggers

Rebalance when:
  • One side fills significantly more than other
  • Market rates move >50bps from your quotes
  • Inventory imbalance exceeds threshold
  • Maturity approaches

Example Rebalance

Risk Management

Maximum Position Limits

Set limits for:
  • Max net lend exposure
  • Max net borrow exposure
  • Max single maturity concentration

Stop-Loss

Define when to exit:

Economics Example

LP returns can be thin. Success requires high utilization, tight operations, and sometimes scale advantages.

Tools for LPs

API Access

For serious LPs, use the API:

Monitoring Dashboard

LP-specific views:
  • Two-sided order book
  • Fill rates by side
  • Historical spread analysis
  • Inventory tracking

Competing with Other LPs

Success factors:
  1. Speed: Fast quote updates
  2. Capital efficiency: Optimal collateral usage
  3. Spread optimization: Right balance of fill rate vs profit
  4. Risk management: Surviving adverse moves

FAQs

Challenging. With 1050k,spreadsarethinrelativetoeffort.LPisgenerallymoreviableat10-50k, spreads are thin relative to effort. LP is generally more viable at 100k+.
Not required, but manual LP is labor-intensive. API access enables automation.
Highly variable. 5-15% annually is possible with good execution, but losses are also possible.