An exchange insurance fund is used to cover any unexpected losses from leveraged trading. This fund is used to prevent traders from bankruptcy in the event of liquidations.
In leveraged trading, each position has a liquidation price and bankruptcy price. If a position's liquidation price goes higher than its bankruptcy price, the position is closed and liquidated, with a portion of the remaining margin typically being added to the insurance fund. Conversely, if the liquidation price goes lower than the bankruptcy price, the insurance fund covers the loss.
Exchange operators and protocol designers must consider insurance fund health very carefully when designing, building, and operating an exchange offering leveraged trading in order to ensure the solvency of the exchange.
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