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Glossary

The language of markets, defined plainly — the terms our coverage uses and what they actually mean.

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Layer 2
A network built on top of a base blockchain that processes transactions separately and posts results back, reducing cost and congestion on the main chain.
Leverage
Using borrowed money to increase the size of a position relative to the capital committed. Ten-times leverage turns a 1% move in the asset into roughly a 10% move in the account.
Liquidation
The forced closing of a leveraged position when its collateral no longer covers losses. On crypto derivatives venues this is automatic and can happen within seconds.
Liquidity
How easily an asset can be bought or sold without moving its price much. Liquid assets have many willing buyers and sellers and tight spreads; illiquid ones can only be sold quickly at a…
Liquidity Pool
A pot of two or more tokens locked in a contract that traders swap against, with prices set by a formula rather than an order book. Depositors earn a share of the trading fees.