Crypto Exchange Market Structure Consultant
Market structure is the set of choices that decide what your venue actually trades. Matching logic, fee schedule, tick size, MM panel, and the listings policy. Get these right at launch and the venue compounds; get them wrong and every quarter is a fix-it cycle.
- Scope
- Matching · Fees · MM panel · Listings
- Typical engagement
- 8–14 weeks pre-launch
- Deliverables
- Spec · KPI matrix · MM RFP
- Outcome
- Order book that holds together past day 60
Matching engine and tick economics
Tick size and matching priority are the most under-discussed levers in exchange design. They decide whether your MMs can quote profitably and whether retail flow gets fair execution. Both must be set with the panel, not after it.
Fee schedule that recruits flow
Negative maker fees for the MM panel, transparent taker fees for retail, and a VIP ladder that rewards sustained volume. Publishing the schedule is easy; defending the rebate stack against MM negotiation is the harder part.
Can we copy a competitor's market structure?
Partially — published schedules give you the floor. The MM tier negotiations and listings policy decisions don't copy and are where the real economics live.
Live decision on the table?
Licensing, market structure, MM panel design, listings framework, or institutional onboarding — direct partner time, no pitch deck.