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How Do Portfolios Work?

Learn how portfolios work on Kyan.

Updated over 2 weeks ago

Portfolios on Kyan work by grouping your trades into an organized framework that the risk engine can evaluate. Within each sub-account, portfolios are created automatically for each supported asset (BTC, ETH).

How Portfolios Operate

  1. Risk Evaluation: The risk engine constantly monitors the entire portfolio. It calculates Initial Margin ratio (IMr) and Maintenance Margin ratio (MMr).

  2. Cross-Position Effects: Kyan uses portfolio margin, meaning offsetting positions reduce your margin requirement.

  3. Liquidation Monitoring: The portfolio is tested continuously against Initial Margin (IM) and Maintenance Margin (MM) thresholds. If your equity falls too low relative to your positions, liquidation begins, but only within that asset portfolio.

This structure ensures that your trading activity is not just tracked, but effectively managed.

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