Hybrid Automated Market Maker

Architecture

A Hybrid Automated Market Maker (HAMM) represents a convergence of traditional Automated Market Maker (AMM) principles with order book-like functionalities, aiming to enhance price discovery and liquidity provision within cryptocurrency derivatives markets. These systems typically incorporate a dual mechanism: a core AMM engine for continuous liquidity and a layer enabling limit order placement, facilitating interaction between diverse trading strategies. The architecture often leverages smart contracts on blockchains to ensure transparency and automated execution, while incorporating off-chain oracles to feed external price data for derivative valuation. Such design seeks to mitigate slippage and improve price efficiency compared to standard AMMs, particularly for larger trades or complex derivative instruments.