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What Is the Exchange’s Last Resort If Both the Insurance Fund and ADL Fail?

The exchange's absolute last resort is typically the implementation of a socialized loss system. This involves deducting a portion of the profits or collateral from all profitable traders to cover the remaining deficit.

In the most catastrophic scenario, if the deficit is too large even for socialized losses, the exchange itself could face insolvency, which is the ultimate failure of its risk management.

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