Shorting Terminology

Collateral Ratio (C-Ratio)

Collateral Ratio = Collateral Value / Shorting Asset Value (denominated in $USD), system will liquidate a position with collateral ratio under 120%.

Liquidation Price

Liquidation Price = Collateral Value / (Shorting Asset Amount * Liquidation Line), liquidation price is the price of shorting asset at which system will liquidate the position.

Interest Rate

• Long Amount > Short Amount, Interest Rate = 0

• Long Amount < Short Amount, Interest Rate = Max(W+b, 0)

• • W = K / (Ql + Qs), Ql is long amount, Qs is short amount

  • K = Qs - Ql

• • b is base interest rate, it is a configurable parameter, the current base interest rate is 0.5%

Accrued Interest

Accrued Interest = Shorting Asset Amount Interest Rate Shorting Duration Time, for a specific asset, when long amount > short amount, there is no accrued interest for shorting.

Profit / Loss

Profit / Loss = Shorting Asset Amount * (Average Open Position Price - Average Close Position Price)

Fee Rate

Fee Rate is the charge proportion of shorting synthetic assets. The default value is 0.5%. It can be adjusted according to market condition.

Fee Cost

Fee Cost = Shorted Synthetic Asset Value * Fee Rate, the fee cost will be transfered into fee pool and finally distributed to OGX stakers.