🎯How Libera Works

Market Timeframes

Choose your trading style across seven granular timeframes designed for different strategies and risk profiles.

15-minute markets last just 15 minutes and are perfect for ultra-fast scalping strategies. They offer extreme volatility with prices updating every 15 seconds. Liquidity tends to be thin as these markets move quickly, making them best suited for experienced traders comfortable with rapid decision-making.

30-minute markets last 30 minutes and enable quick day trades with faster feedback than hourly markets. Volatility is very high and prices update every 30 seconds. Liquidity remains thin but slightly better than 15-minute markets. These are ideal for active scalpers who want slightly more time to analyze moves.

Hourly markets last 1 hour and are perfect for intraday volatility trading and news-based strategies. They offer the highest volatility among markets with decent liquidity, with prices updating every minute. These markets attract scalpers and day traders who want fast feedback cycles.

4-hour markets last 4 hours and hit the swing trading sweet spot with balanced volatility and liquidity. Prices update every 5 minutes, giving you time to analyze without constant monitoring. Good liquidity makes these markets suitable for medium-sized positions and swing trading strategies.

Daily markets last 24 hours and support overnight positions for traders who don't want to monitor constantly. Volatility is moderate and prices update every 5 minutes. Good liquidity makes daily markets accessible for most position sizes and trading styles.

Weekly markets last 7 days and offer medium-term trading with lower volatility than shorter timeframes. Prices update every 15 minutes and liquidity is excellent, making these markets ideal for swing traders and those analyzing longer-term trends. This is the recommended starting point for new traders.

Monthly markets last 30 days and provide long-term positions with the lowest volatility. Prices update every 30 minutes and liquidity is the deepest on the platform. These markets are best for position trading and high-conviction long-term bets, offering the easiest execution for large orders.

Recommendation for New Traders: Start with Weekly or Monthly markets for better liquidity and lower volatility. These timeframes give you more time to analyze and react, reducing the stress of constant monitoring while still offering meaningful profit opportunities.

Real-Time Data Across All Markets: Every market features live updates for current prices with sub-second latency ensuring you trade on fresh data. Orderbook depth changes in real-time so you can see liquidity shifts instantly. Open interest tracks live position counts across all traders. Your balances reflect immediately after trades execute. The trade feed shows every trade as it happens, providing market pulse information.

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Market Structure

1. Market Opens

When a new market opens, the oracle captures the current price which becomes the "opening price" for settlement purposes. The order book starts empty with default 50¢ UP and 50¢ DOWN pricing representing equal probability. The first traders to enter create initial liquidity and establish the market's price discovery process.

2. Trading Period

During the trading period, you can buy or sell UP or DOWN positions freely via the order book. Trading continues anytime before expiration with no restrictions. Positions are minted on-demand when UP and DOWN orders match totaling exactly $1.00 in collateral.

3. Market Settles

At expiration, the oracle captures the final price and compares it to the opening price. If the price went UP, UP positions win and receive $0.99 each (after 1% settlement fee). If the price went DOWN, DOWN positions win and receive $0.99 each. If the price is exactly unchanged, it's a tie and all positions are refunded with no fees charged.

4. New Market Opens

For 24/7 assets like crypto, a new market opens immediately after the previous one settles. For time-limited assets like stocks or precious metals, the new market opens at the next trading session according to that market's schedule.

Real-World Examples

Bitcoin Hourly Market:

The market opens at 2:00 PM with Bitcoin trading at $98,500. One hour later at 3:00 PM, Bitcoin is trading at $99,200. The result is UP wins because the price increased by 0.71%. UP position holders receive $0.99 payout per position. DOWN position holders receive $0 payout. The magnitude didn't matter—only the direction.

Ethereum Weekly Market:

The market opens Sunday at $3,500. The following Sunday, Ethereum is trading at $3,480. The result is DOWN wins because the price decreased by 0.57%. DOWN position holders receive $0.99 payout per position. UP position holders receive $0 payout. Again, a small move created a complete win.

Key Insight: Only direction matters, not magnitude. A 0.1% move and a 10% move both result in complete victory for the winning side. This creates pure binary exposure to price direction.