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    DeFi and trading dictionary

    Browser explanations for different decentralised finance (DeFi) and technical trading terms.

    This dictionary has been compiled to help newcomers to get quickly familiar with decentralised finance, decentralised exchanges, trading strategies and algorithmic trading.

    A

    AaveActive strategyAggregate returnAirdropAlgorithmic tradingAlphaAlpha generation platformAlpha modelAlpha signalAlternative dataAMMAnnual Percentage Rate (APR)Annual Percentage Yield (APY)Apache ArrowAPI keyApp ChainAPRAPYArrowAsterAuto-compoundingAutomated trading strategyAutomatic deleverageAutonomous agentAvalancheAverage Directional Index (ADX)Average True Range (ATR)

    B

    BacktestBacktraderBase blockchainBase tokenBear marketBenchmarkBest trading algorithmBest trading strategyBid-Ask SpreadBinary signalBlockchain snapshotBNB ChainBNB Smart ChainBollinger bandsBonding curveBucketBull marketBuy and hold

    C

    CAGRCandleCarried interestCarry tradeCascading liquidationCash and carryCCXTCEXCLMMCloneClosed positionComposabilityCompoundCompound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)Continuous signalContinuous tradingCovariance matrixCredit marketCross validationCrystallisationCSVCumulative profitCumulative returnCurlCustodialCycle duration

    D

    DataclassDatasetDataset serverDecentralised exchangeDecentralised financeDeFiDelta hedgedDelta neutralDemeterDeterministicDEXDirectional strategyDiscrete signalDiscrete tradingDiscretionary investment managementDockerDollar cost averaging (DCA)Drawdown

    E

    EMAEnvironment fileEnzyme protocolEquity curveERC-20ERC-4626ERC-7540ErigonEthenaEtherEulerEVMEVM-compatibleExcess returnsExposure

    F

    Face valueFactor investingFair valueFastquantFee modelFinRLForkForward fillFundamental analysisFutures

    G

    Gamma hedgedGas feeGMGMXGoogle ColabGrid search

    H

    HeatmapHemiHierarchical Risk ParityHigh-frequency tradingHistorical market dataHoney potHyperliquid Provider VaultHyperparameter optimizationHyperSDK

    I

    IndexVM

    J

    JSONJSON-RPCJSONLJupyter notebook

    K

    Katana

    L

    LagoonLast tradeLending poolLending protocolLeverageLimit orderLineaLiquidationLiquidityLiquidity miningLiquidity poolLiquidity providerLongingLook-ahead biasLoss functionLoss-Versus-Rebalancing (LVR)

    M

    Machine learningManagement feeMargin tradingMarket data feedMarket ExposureMarket makingMarket neutral strategyMarket orderMarket regimeMarket SentimentMarket tradeMaximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)Maximum DrawdownMaximum pullbackMeanMean reversionMean-Variance OptimisationMedianMegaVaultMercenary capitalMetaMask mUSDMEVMid PriceMomentumMoney Flow Index (MFI)

    N

    Native tokenNetflowNFTNon-custodialNotebook

    O

    Off-chainOHLCVOnchainOpen positionOptionsOracleOrder bookOverfitting

    P

    PandasParquetPassive strategyPerformance feePerpetual futurePine ScriptPlasmaPoetryPortfolioPortfolio constructionPositionPosition sizingPrice impactPrivate strategyPrivate trading strategyProfitabilityProtocolProtocol feePublic trading strategyPyArrowPyCharmPython

    Q

    QSTraderQuantQuantitative analysisQuantitative financeQuantstatsQuote token

    R

    Real yieldRealised profit and lossRealised riskRebalanceRebase tokenRecursive loopingRegime filterRegularizationReinforced learningRelative strength index (RSI)Reserve currencyRisk of ruinRisk-adjusted returnRisk-free rateRSIRug pullRWA

    S

    Self-custodialSelling volatilitySentiment analysisSharpeShortingSlippageSmart contractSortinoSpot marketSpot-forward basisStablecoinStandard DeviationStatistical arbitrageStatistical modelingStochastic oscillatorStochastic RSI indicatorStop lossStorjStrategyStrategy ageStrategy cycleStrategy decayStrategy developerSupervised learningSurvivorship biasSushiSwapSwap feeSwing tradingSystematic trading

    T

    Tactical asset allocationTake ProfitTechnical analysisTechnical indicatorTest setTime frameTime in MarketTokenToken distributionToken taxTotal equityTotal value locked (TVL)Trade frequencyTrades last weekTrading algorithmTrading pairTrading signalTrading strategyTrading Strategy clientTrading Strategy FrameworkTrading Strategy ProtocolTrading universeTradingViewTraditional financeTrailing stop lossTraining setTransaction costTrendTrend analysisTrend-followingTWAP

    U

    UniswapUnrealised profit and lossUnrealised riskUnsupervised learningUSDCUSDF

    V

    VarianceVaultVelvet CapitalVisual Studio CodeVolatilityVolatility-Based Position SizingVolume

    W

    WalletWalletConnectWeb3Weight allocation

    X

    XY liquidity model

    Y

    Yield farming

    Z

    zstd