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What Is the Relationship between Liquidity Depth and the Speed of Impermanent Loss Accumulation?

Deeper liquidity (higher k) slows the accumulation of impermanent loss. When a trade occurs in a deep pool, the price impact (slippage) is minimal, meaning the reserve ratio changes less drastically.

Since impermanent loss is a function of the price ratio divergence, a slower change in the ratio means a slower accumulation of the loss. Shallow pools experience greater price swings and thus faster impermanent loss accumulation.

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