This article has been translated from English to Gen Z Slang.
Hold time is, like, the vibe check delay between when you hit that order button and when it actually goes through. 😬
Hold time measures the whole chill factor in execution latency, which is basically how long you gotta wait from ordering to knowing if you've scored or been denied. 🕒
Execution latency is the time it takes for your order to travel through the digital ether from your setup to getting that sweet ping back. 📲
“Hold time” is just the cool kid name for discretionary latency. It’s when your order hangs back in the queue while the liquidity provider decides if they're vibing with it or not. 🤔
This little pause session is otherwise known as the last look window. 🪞
Discretionary latency is literally just extra time added where your order is put in a timeout before it can party as a trade. ⏳
Liquidity providers (LPs) might mess around with hold time based on how lit they think your market moves are, what's cookin’ in the market right now, or how much they wanna get into the game at that moment. 😎
Higher hold times and execution latencies are not just FOMO-inducing, but they totally wreck your groove by holding up that potential trade. Meanwhile, you're stuck like, “Bruh, let me finish my strategy!” 🤯