Market making - two-sided quoting with inventory management
Scanned 2/12/2026
Install via CLI
openskills install alsk1992/CloddsBot---
name: mm
description: "Market making - two-sided quoting with inventory management"
emoji: "📊"
gates:
envs:
anyOf:
- POLY_API_KEY
- KALSHI_API_KEY
---
# Market Making Skill
Automated two-sided quoting on prediction markets with inventory skew, volatility-adjusted spreads, and risk controls.
## Supported Platforms
- Polymarket (post-only maker orders, zero taker fees)
- Kalshi
---
## Chat Commands
### Lifecycle
```
/mm start <platform> <marketId> <tokenId> [flags] Start market making
/mm stop <id> Stop and cancel all orders
/mm list List active market makers
```
### Monitoring
```
/mm status Overview of all active MMs
/mm status <id> Detailed state for one MM
```
### Configuration
```
/mm config <id> View current config as JSON
/mm config <id> --spread 3 Update config (takes effect next requote)
```
---
## Start Flags
| Flag | Default | Description |
|------|---------|-------------|
| `--spread N` | 2 | Base half-spread in cents |
| `--min-spread N` | 1 | Minimum spread floor (cents) |
| `--max-spread N` | 10 | Maximum spread cap (cents) |
| `--size N` | 50 | Order size per side (shares) |
| `--max-inventory N` | 500 | Max inventory before aggressive skew |
| `--skew N` | 0.5 | Inventory skew factor (0-1) |
| `--vol-mult N` | 10 | Volatility multiplier for spread widening |
| `--alpha N` | 0.3 | EMA alpha for fair value smoothing (0-1) |
| `--fv-method M` | weighted_mid | Fair value method: mid_price, weighted_mid, vwap, ema |
| `--interval N` | 5000 | Requote interval in ms |
| `--threshold N` | 1 | Min price change (cents) to trigger requote |
| `--max-pos N` | 1000 | Max position value in USD |
| `--max-loss N` | 100 | Max loss before auto-halt (USD) |
| `--max-orders N` | 1 | Orders per side (levels) |
| `--level-spacing N` | (=spread) | Cents between price levels |
| `--level-decay N` | 0.5 | Size decay per level (0-1, e.g. 0.5 = each level half of previous) |
| `--neg-risk true` | false | Enable negative risk mode (Polymarket crypto) |
| `--name "Name"` | auto | Display name for the outcome |
---
## Examples
```
# Start with defaults
/mm start polymarket 0xabc123 98765
# Custom spread and sizing
/mm start polymarket 0xabc123 98765 --spread 3 --size 100 --max-inventory 1000
# Tight spread for liquid market
/mm start polymarket 0xabc123 98765 --spread 1 --min-spread 1 --max-spread 5 --interval 2000
# 3-level quoting: L1=50 shares, L2=25, L3=12 — spaced 2c apart
/mm start polymarket 0xabc123 98765 --max-orders 3 --level-spacing 2 --level-decay 0.5 --size 50
# Check all running MMs
/mm status
# Widen spread on the fly
/mm config polymarket_98765678 --spread 4
# Shut down
/mm stop polymarket_98765678
```
---
## How It Works
1. **Fair value** computed from orderbook (weighted mid, VWAP, or EMA)
2. **Spread** adjusted by recent volatility (wider in volatile markets)
3. **Skew** shifts quotes away from overweight side to manage inventory
4. **Quotes** placed as post-only maker orders (bid and ask)
5. **Requote** cycle: cancel all, recalculate, place new orders
6. **Auto-halt** if realized P&L exceeds max loss threshold
---
## API Usage
```typescript
import { createMMStrategy, type MMConfig } from '../trading/market-making';
const config: MMConfig = {
id: 'btc-yes',
platform: 'polymarket',
marketId: '0x...',
tokenId: '12345',
outcomeName: 'BTC > 100k',
baseSpreadCents: 2,
minSpreadCents: 1,
maxSpreadCents: 10,
orderSize: 50,
maxInventory: 500,
skewFactor: 0.5,
volatilityMultiplier: 10,
fairValueAlpha: 0.3,
fairValueMethod: 'weighted_mid',
requoteIntervalMs: 5000,
requoteThresholdCents: 1,
maxPositionValueUsd: 1000,
maxLossUsd: 100,
maxOrdersPerSide: 1,
};
const strategy = createMMStrategy(config, { execution, feeds });
botManager.registerStrategy(strategy);
await botManager.startBot(strategy.config.id);
```
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