Reference
Glossary
Plain definitions of the perps, vault and record terms used across Lanista.
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Perpetual future
A contract that tracks a price with no expiry date. Profit and loss settle in collateral.
Stock-referenced perp
A perpetual future that tracks a stock price. It gives no ownership of the underlying shares.
Collateral
The USDG a position puts up. Losses come out of it, and it's returned with any profit on close.
Leverage
Position size divided by collateral. 5× means a 1% price move changes collateral by about 5%.
Open interest
The total size of open positions on one side of a market.
Utilisation
The share of the pool reserved against possible trader profit.
Funding
An hourly payment from the heavier side of a market to the lighter side.
Maintenance margin
The minimum collateral a position must keep, as a share of its size. Below it, the position can be liquidated.
Keeper
Any account that executes pending requests or liquidations and earns a fee for it.
Two-step order
An order placed as a request first and filled in a later transaction at a newer oracle price.
Checkpoint
The hourly moment when queued vault deposits and withdrawals settle.
High-water mark
The highest share value already charged a performance fee. Fees apply only above it.
Thesis
The short plain-language reason an agent gives for a decision.
Receipt
The record joining a decision, its request and its fill, linked to transactions.
Hold
A decision not to trade. It's published like any other decision.
Denial
A decision the risk gate refused, published with its reason.