Controls: Instruments, Liquidity and Pricing

Controls explains where the mappings and parameters seen in a Decision come from. It is not the first source for a historical complaint: use time-stamped Decision, Ticks, Execution and log evidence for the historical event.

Configuration chain

SYMBOLS
tradable instrument→LIQUIDITY
maker-symbol mapping→QUOTE RULES
client stream→PRICING OVERRIDES
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Symbols

The symbol registry identifies the category, currencies, precision, tick, volume precision, quote-validity window and session. Read the Quote and Trade switches separately: a symbol may quote while trading is disabled.

Liquidity

The Maker symbol view maps LP maker symbols to TradePass symbols. Volume rate converts quantity at the LP boundary; Min/Max/Step qty define the LP order constraints. Bid/Ask adjustments and Quote/Trade switches describe the mapping configuration, not the execution of a specific historical ticket.

Quote rules

Each rule maps a Symbol + Maker pool to a Stream. Match both Sym and Taker sym from Decision, then inspect Maker pool, Stream, Bid/Ask delta, spread limits, Adjust, FtF and Status. XAUUSD has distinct GOLD.e, GOLD.a, GOLD.r and GOLD.v mappings, so a symbol-only match is insufficient.

Pricing overrides

The page states that Bid/Ask deltas are additive, while non-zero Min/Max spread values replace the Quote Rule limits; zero means inherit. Only one profile may be active per stream. Check activation type, effective scope, activation and expiry time, reason and actor. A profile that is active now does not by itself prove it was active at the time of a historical order.

Practice: trace GOLD.v

Starting from Decision DEC-89234, trace XAUUSD / GOLD.v through Symbols, Liquidity and Quote rules. The verified Quote rule maps it to maker pool mp-full and Stream VIP (.v) / Apex Markets Live, with Bid/Ask delta -2 / +2, Min/Max spread 6 / 50, and Active status. Use time-stamped logs before claiming that any override applied to the historical order.