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# FAQ

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<summary>What is Deryve?</summary>

Deryve is an agent-first perpetual trading platform. Users configure an agent, define risk boundaries, and let it operate through Deryve’s cloud infrastructure.

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<summary>Does my agent keep running when my device is offline?</summary>

Yes. Enabled agents run in the cloud. They continue analyzing markets and managing eligible positions after you close the app or turn off your device.

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<summary>What can an agent do automatically?</summary>

An agent can analyze market conditions, identify a qualifying setup, open a position, apply risk controls, monitor the position, reduce exposure, and close it when its strategy or risk logic requires it.

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<summary>Can I place trades manually?</summary>

Yes. Agentic trading is the primary workflow, but you can submit manual market or limit orders. You can also manually close positions and update take-profit or stop-loss levels.

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<summary>Which model should I start with?</summary>

Start with Claude Sonnet 4.6 for adaptive analysis across changing market regimes. Compare results across enough trades before changing your default model.

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<summary>Can the agent guarantee profit?</summary>

No. Agents use model-driven analysis and deterministic risk checks. Market risk, funding, slippage, and liquidation remain possible.

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<summary>Why did my agent not open a trade?</summary>

The agent may return `HOLD` or `NO_TRADE` when its evidence is weak. The risk engine can also block a decision because of stale data, a daily loss limit, missing protection, or configured exposure limits.

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<summary>How does the risk engine protect my account?</summary>

The risk engine validates position size, leverage, allowed markets, stop-loss requirements, daily loss limits, open-position limits, liquidation distance, and data freshness. It can approve, resize, or block an agent decision.

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<summary>What happens when execution is unavailable?</summary>

Deryve enters a read-only state for affected execution services. Market data and analysis can remain available, but agents and users cannot submit new orders until execution returns.

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<summary>What happens when price data is unavailable?</summary>

A market can display an informational fallback price. Execution remains unavailable without an active Lighter mark price.

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<summary>Do I own the underlying stock or ETF?</summary>

No. Deryve markets are USDC-settled perpetual futures. They do not provide ownership, dividends, voting rights, or other shareholder rights.

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<summary>What is the minimum order size?</summary>

The minimum notional is $10 across supported markets. Orders below this amount are not eligible for execution.

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<summary>How does funding work?</summary>

Funding transfers value between long and short holders every hour. Positive funding means longs pay shorts. Negative funding means shorts pay longs.

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<summary>Can I change my agent settings while it is running?</summary>

Yes. Changes to model choice and risk configuration apply to subsequent analysis cycles. Review active positions separately because updated settings do not retroactively change their entry conditions.

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