Glossary

Throughout our documentation, you must have encountered some terminologies with which you are not familiar. We have tried to elaborate all the uncommon terms for your quick reference

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Term
Explanation
AMM
Automated Market Maker, the algorithmic price discovery mechanism that allows users to interact with smart contracts and enable liquidity pools.
Users while interacting with Timeswap AMM can automatically derive interest rates & collateral values to be locked without depending on any external price feed
Arbitrage
Arbitrage is the simultaneous purchase and sale of the same asset in different markets in order to profit from tiny differences in the asset's listed price.
Arbitrageur
An arbitrageur is a type of investor who attempts to profit from market inefficiencies. Arbitrageurs exploit price inefficiencies by making simultaneous trades that offset each other to capture risk-free profits.
CDP Ratio
A Collateralized Debt Position is a loan position created by a borrower by locking collateral to borrow another asset
Collateral
Collateral is essentially the security backing a transaction. Like in traditional loans such as a mortgage, which has the property assigned as collateral that can be sold off to cover a default, DeFi also backs any lending/borrowing by the use of various crypto assets.
Collateralization Value
It denotes the value of assets pledged to secure a loan. This parameter is used by the lenders to measure the risk of lending
Crypto Assets
Crypto assets are all cryptocurrencies that can act as a medium of exchange for financial transactions
Crypto hedge Funds
A hedge fund is a platform that allows investors to take long and short positions on a selected mix of cryptocurrencies.
Debt Financing
One of the ways to raise capital where a company borrows funds from investors to be paid back with interest at a future date. This is a useful way of raising capital for companies that do not want to dilute equity
DeFi
Decentralized Finance or DeFi is the blockchain-based financial system that has emerged in the wake of smart contract-enabled blockchain. DeFi revolves around DApps or Decentralised applications that perform financial functions. There are no central financial intermediaries between market participants or superior authority governing the markets but instead mediated by smart contract programs.
ERC20
The token standard on Ethereum allows new tokens to be minted to be used in various apps. Introduced by the 20th Ethereum Request for Comment (ERC).
 ERC721
ERC721 is a standard interface for Non-Fungible tokens, ERC721 tokens are simply a subset of Ethereum tokens.
Equity Financing
One of the ways to raise capital where a company borrows funds from investors through the sale of company shares
EV
EV or Equity Value is the value that remains after all debts have been settled. It is the equivalent of enterprise value added to all investments, minus all debt
Governance Tokens
The governance tokens are native crypto tokens of the projects that grant its holders the voting power in the development of the project thus making the projects more decentralized
Hedging
When you safeguard yourself from any risk or downside mainly due to the fall in any asset’s price, you’re said to hedge against any crash/price correction.
Impermanent Loss
It is the temporary loss to a liquidity provider due to the price divergence in the pair of the liquidity pool
Liquidation
Liquidation in DeFi is selling collateral of borrowers at a discount when the collateral value goes below a minimum value. Liquidators can pay the debt and claim the collateral.
Liquidity 
Liquidity is a collection of assets locked into a fund, called a pool, through the use of a smart contract. Liquidity pools enable DeFi projects to offer a decentralized exchange, lending, borrowing, and other functions.
Liquidity Mining
Its the process of adding liquidity to the liquidity pools on protocols and in return being rewarded with native tokens on top of regular yield
Long Tail Assets
Long-tail assets are basically the crypto tokens that do not have a mature market and trading volume is low. In other words, they’re extremely volatile. 
LP (Liquidity Providers)
LP or Liquidity Providers are the people who initiate a liquidity pool for a set of crypto assets. These liquidity pools have funds locked in the smart contract for the set of tokens that are part of the pool. This enables the algorithmic market creation for the exchange of these tokens directly via the liquidity in the pool instead of having to rely on buyers and sellers
NFT
A Non-Fungible Token is one that is distinct from any other token on the blockchain and can be uniquely identified.
Option Markets
A market where the buyers and sellers of options (Call or Put) interact with each other. 
Oracles
Oracles are third-party services that provide real-time data & any external data to smart contracts which are outside of their ecosystem. Currently, DeFi protocols rely on oracles for real-time on-chain data like the price of assets.
Perpetual Financial Products
In the literal sense, the financial instruments that are perpetual (no maturity date) keep on paying interest without maturing.
Risk vs Reward Profile
It denotes the prospective rewards for every dollar that an investor risks. This criteria is used to compare different investment alternatives.
Short selling 
Short selling is simply an exercise to sell assets/financial instruments that the seller doesn’t own and actually borrows from the broker expecting prices to fall, thereby shorting (selling) the asset.
Slippage
When the expected price of a trade and the price at which a trade is actually executed is different, this can be referred to as slippage. This typically occurs during times of high volatility or when the liquidity pool is too shallow to maintain a constant bid/ask spread.
Staking
Staking helps in keeping a blockchain network secure while at the same time enable the staker to earn rewards
UI
UI or User Interface is what the users interact with to perform any action on the platform. This typically includes a web and/or app-based front end that abstracts aways the underlying mechanism of the platform itself.
WBTC
Wrapped Bitcoin is simply Bitcoin on DeFi ecosystem. 
Yield
Yield refers to earnings generated over a period of time. 
Yield Curves
The curve essentially captures the relationship between the bond’s interest rates (yields) and respective time periods. The curve is used by financial analysts as the leading economic indicator.
Yield Farming
It's a way to maximize your yields in DeFi by earning cryptocurrencies while lending your crypto assets temporarily into protocols in a permissionless manner
Zero-coupon bond
A zero-coupon bond, also known as an accrual bond, is a debt security that does not pay interest but instead trades at a deep discount, rendering a profit at maturity, when the bond is redeemed for its full face value.
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Term	Explanation
AMM	Automated Market Maker, the algorithmic price discovery mechanism that allows users to interact with smart contracts and enable liquidity pools. Users while interacting with Timeswap AMM can automatically derive interest rates & collateral values to be locked without depending on any external price feed
Arbitrage	Arbitrage is the simultaneous purchase and sale of the same asset in different markets in order to profit from tiny differences in the asset's listed price.
Arbitrageur	An arbitrageur is a type of investor who attempts to profit from market inefficiencies. Arbitrageurs exploit price inefficiencies by making simultaneous trades that offset each other to capture risk-free profits.
CDP Ratio	A Collateralized Debt Position is a loan position created by a borrower by locking collateral to borrow another asset
Collateral	Collateral is essentially the security backing a transaction. Like in traditional loans such as a mortgage, which has the property assigned as collateral that can be sold off to cover a default, DeFi also backs any lending/borrowing by the use of various crypto assets.
Collateralization Value	It denotes the value of assets pledged to secure a loan. This parameter is used by the lenders to measure the risk of lending
Crypto Assets	Crypto assets are all cryptocurrencies that can act as a medium of exchange for financial transactions
Crypto hedge Funds	A hedge fund is a platform that allows investors to take long and short positions on a selected mix of cryptocurrencies.
Debt Financing	One of the ways to raise capital where a company borrows funds from investors to be paid back with interest at a future date. This is a useful way of raising capital for companies that do not want to dilute equity
DeFi	Decentralized Finance or DeFi is the blockchain-based financial system that has emerged in the wake of smart contract-enabled blockchain. DeFi revolves around DApps or Decentralised applications that perform financial functions. There are no central financial intermediaries between market participants or superior authority governing the markets but instead mediated by smart contract programs.
ERC20	The token standard on Ethereum allows new tokens to be minted to be used in various apps. Introduced by the 20th Ethereum Request for Comment (ERC).
ERC721	ERC721 is a standard interface for Non-Fungible tokens, ERC721 tokens are simply a subset of Ethereum tokens.
Equity Financing	One of the ways to raise capital where a company borrows funds from investors through the sale of company shares
EV	EV or Equity Value is the value that remains after all debts have been settled. It is the equivalent of enterprise value added to all investments, minus all debt
Governance Tokens	The governance tokens are native crypto tokens of the projects that grant its holders the voting power in the development of the project thus making the projects more decentralized
Hedging	When you safeguard yourself from any risk or downside mainly due to the fall in any asset’s price, you’re said to hedge against any crash/price correction.
Impermanent Loss	It is the temporary loss to a liquidity provider due to the price divergence in the pair of the liquidity pool
Liquidation	Liquidation in DeFi is selling collateral of borrowers at a discount when the collateral value goes below a minimum value. Liquidators can pay the debt and claim the collateral.
Liquidity	Liquidity is a collection of assets locked into a fund, called a pool, through the use of a smart contract. Liquidity pools enable DeFi projects to offer a decentralized exchange, lending, borrowing, and other functions.
Liquidity Mining	Its the process of adding liquidity to the liquidity pools on protocols and in return being rewarded with native tokens on top of regular yield
Long Tail Assets	Long-tail assets are basically the crypto tokens that do not have a mature market and trading volume is low. In other words, they’re extremely volatile.
LP (Liquidity Providers)	LP or Liquidity Providers are the people who initiate a liquidity pool for a set of crypto assets. These liquidity pools have funds locked in the smart contract for the set of tokens that are part of the pool. This enables the algorithmic market creation for the exchange of these tokens directly via the liquidity in the pool instead of having to rely on buyers and sellers
NFT	A Non-Fungible Token is one that is distinct from any other token on the blockchain and can be uniquely identified.
Option Markets	A market where the buyers and sellers of options (Call or Put) interact with each other.
Oracles	Oracles are third-party services that provide real-time data & any external data to smart contracts which are outside of their ecosystem. Currently, DeFi protocols rely on oracles for real-time on-chain data like the price of assets.
Perpetual Financial Products	In the literal sense, the financial instruments that are perpetual (no maturity date) keep on paying interest without maturing.
Risk vs Reward Profile	It denotes the prospective rewards for every dollar that an investor risks. This criteria is used to compare different investment alternatives.
Short selling	Short selling is simply an exercise to sell assets/financial instruments that the seller doesn’t own and actually borrows from the broker expecting prices to fall, thereby shorting (selling) the asset.
Slippage	When the expected price of a trade and the price at which a trade is actually executed is different, this can be referred to as slippage. This typically occurs during times of high volatility or when the liquidity pool is too shallow to maintain a constant bid/ask spread.
Staking	Staking helps in keeping a blockchain network secure while at the same time enable the staker to earn rewards
UI	UI or User Interface is what the users interact with to perform any action on the platform. This typically includes a web and/or app-based front end that abstracts aways the underlying mechanism of the platform itself.
WBTC	Wrapped Bitcoin is simply Bitcoin on DeFi ecosystem.
Yield	Yield refers to earnings generated over a period of time.
Yield Curves	The curve essentially captures the relationship between the bond’s interest rates (yields) and respective time periods. The curve is used by financial analysts as the leading economic indicator.
Yield Farming	It's a way to maximize your yields in DeFi by earning cryptocurrencies while lending your crypto assets temporarily into protocols in a permissionless manner
Zero-coupon bond	A zero-coupon bond, also known as an accrual bond, is a debt security that does not pay interest but instead trades at a deep discount, rendering a profit at maturity, when the bond is redeemed for its full face value.