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Glossary · Liquidation

What is a liquidation in crypto futures?

A liquidation is the forced closing of a leveraged futures position because its margin fell below the exchange's maintenance requirement.

How does Markov show liquidations?

A long liquidation is a forced sell and a short liquidation is a forced buy, so clusters of liquidations can accelerate a move. Markov shows realized liquidations, live from three CEX venues and Lighter, and recorded from the same four: longs marked below the bar, shorts above. CEX 1 and CEX 2 report at most one liquidation per second, so totals are a floor.

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