- Greater control over liquidity behavior and exchange allocation.
- Explicit KPI-driven mandates with contractual accountability.
- Reduced directional trading incentives compared to loan + call option structures.
- Improved alignment with long-term market health.
- Higher transparency and reporting standards.
- Can serve as an "Opening Specialist" at TGE — because execution strategies are pre-agreed by the core team, exchanges, and Forgd, retainer market makers mitigate the risk of egregious post-TGE price pops and subsequent down-only price action that often characterize poorly managed launches.
- Acts as a stabilizing force: Retainer-funded desks are disincentivized from creating directional price moves, which promotes orderly two-sided markets and supports healthier price discovery.
