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Risk Management Guide

Implement robust risk controls with the ZenOTC SDK.

Pre-Trade Checks​

Always validate before trading:

check = await client.risk.pre_trade_check(
    side="buy",
    asset="BTC",
    quantity=10.0,
    price=50000.00
)

if check.approved:
    order = await client.execution.create_order(...)
elif check.available_quantity:
    # Trade reduced size
    order = await client.execution.create_order(
        quantity=float(check.available_quantity),
        ...
    )
else:
    print(f"Blocked: {check.reason}")

Monitor Limits​

limits = await client.risk.get_limits()

for limit in limits.limits:
    if limit.utilization_percentage > 80:
        print(f"Warning: {limit.limit_type} at {limit.utilization_percentage}%")

Exposure Monitoring​

exposure = await client.portfolio.get_exposure()

if exposure.leverage > 2.0:
    # Reduce positions
    await client.execution.cancel_all()

Circuit Breakers​

async def check_circuit_breakers(client):
    breached = await client.risk.get_breached_limits()
    if breached:
        await client.execution.cancel_all()
        await client.market_making.cancel_all_quotes()
        raise Exception("Circuit breaker triggered")