Ripple CTO David Schwartz recently explained how liquidity pools work using an example of XRP price movements during the upcoming XRPL AMM.
Liquidity pools are a mechanism that increases the availability of funds in a market by securing two assets within a smart contract. The upcoming XRPL AMM feature on the XRP Ledger will allow users to set up and participate in these pools.
Panos Mekras, founder of Anodos Finance, recently sparked a discussion about the upcoming AMM. During the conversation, an XRP community member asked for an illustration of how online liquidity pools work XRPL AMM.
Ripple CTO explains how liquidity pools work
David Schwartz complied with this request and illustrated price volatility with a simple example. He presented a scenario in which the XRP price falls from $0.50 to $0.40 and then rises back to $0.50.
Here is an unrealistic example to give you a general idea:
Suppose an XRP is at $0.50 and falls linearly to $0.40 and then rises linearly back to $0.50. This is the worst case scenario for this price movement as it is the minimum volatility possible.
Let's assume 0.5%…
— David “JoelKatz” Schwartz (@JoelKatz) January 24, 2024
In this scenario, Schwartz introduced a pool spread of 0.5%. A pool spread represents the difference between the price of the pool and the market price. Guess XRP trades for $0.5 and then someone deposits 2 XRP (worth $1) and $1 into the pool, making a total of $2.
The trader who deposits this $2 will receive liquidity tokens that reflect their share of the pool, equal to the $2 they invested. Schwartz It then details the changes in the liquidity token's value as the XRP price fluctuates.
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Should XRP fall to $0.40, the tokens would be worth approximately $0.896 and 2.234 XRP ($0.8936), for a total value of $1.79. Although this represents a loss, it is better than holding $2 as XRP. Specifically, if the trader had held $2 worth of XRP when XRP fell to $0.40, the tokens would be worth $1.60.
Now, if XRP returns to $0.50 after falling to $0.40, the value of the liquidity token would increase from $1.79 to $2.0007, split between $0.999 and 2.0033 XRP. This final value results in a gain of 3.5 basis points (0.035%) despite XRP returning to its original price of $0.50.
A more volatile XRP market
Schwartz emphasized that liquidity pools absorb market volatility. In his opinion, the liquidity pool would perform better if XRP's price movement was more volatile and had more ups and downs.
He gave a more volatile example where the price did not fall in a straight line to $0.40, but XRP is falling by two cents to $0.30 and then rises by one cent to $0.40. From that $0.40, the asset rises two cents to $0.60 and then falls another cent to $0.50.
In this case, the asset decreased, increased and returned to its original value. Schwartz noted that if XRP returns to $0.50, the liquidity tokens would be worth $1 and 2.005 XRP, for a total of $2.0025. This represents a gain of 12.5 basis points, more than the 3.5 bp when XRP moved in a straight line.
Existing conditions
He clarified that these examples assume that the liquidity pool absorbs all market volatility, works exclusively with arbitrageurs who want to make minimal profits, and operates on the condition that people pay the pool's spread.
Despite their risk reduction benefits associated with volatile assets like XRP, Schwartz warned that liquidity pools are not risk-free and could suffer losses if asset prices do not return to their original values. Mekras too emphasized It should be noted that working as a liquidity provider involves risks.
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