Liquidity Provider Range
A liquidity provider range refers to the specific price interval within which a liquidity provider in a decentralized exchange chooses to concentrate their capital. Unlike traditional automated market makers where liquidity is distributed across the entire price curve, concentrated liquidity allows providers to deploy assets only within a selected range.
If the market price stays within this range, the provider earns fees on the trading volume. If the price moves outside the range, the position becomes inactive and ceases to earn fees.
This mechanism increases capital efficiency but introduces the risk of impermanent loss. Selecting the optimal range requires an understanding of the asset's historical volatility and expected price movement.
It effectively forces the provider to make a bet on the price action of the asset.