Glossary
Available balance — Funds not currently reserved for orders or margin.
Bonding — Launchpad stage in which a token is progressing through a bonding curve before full liquidity migration.
Bonded — Token that completed the bonding phase according to its launchpad.
Cost basis — Value used to measure profit or loss relative to acquired assets.
Gas — Blockchain execution fee.
Holder concentration — Share of supply controlled by the largest wallets.
Limit order — Order that executes only at the specified price or better, subject to venue rules and liquidity.
Liquidity — Assets available for trading in a pool or order book.
Liquidation price — Estimated price at which a leveraged position can be forcibly reduced or closed.
Market cap — Token price multiplied by the relevant supply measure; methodology can vary.
Market order — Order intended to execute immediately against available liquidity.
Mark price — Venue reference price used for unrealized P&L and liquidation calculations.
Open interest — Outstanding notional value of open derivatives positions.
Price impact — Estimated movement caused by the order itself.
Reserved / margin — Funds committed to orders or positions.
Slippage — Difference between expected and executed price.
TIF / expiry — Time-in-force or expiration rule for an order.
Unrealized P&L — Estimated gain or loss on a position not yet closed.