The Pacifica Market Making Program exists to foster a healthy, competitive marketplace — benefitting all traders with tight spreads and deep liquidity. Liquidity providers who join the program earn rewards proportional to their relative contributions to these goals, and gain access to infrastructure perks unavailable to standard accounts.Documentation Index
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Program Benefits
Participants in the Market Making program receive the following operational advantages to support effective liquidity provisioning:Zero Maker Fees
Pay no fees on maker fills, allowing tighter quoting with improved economics.
Increased Rate Limits
Greatly increased API rate limits to support high-frequency quoting and order management.
Higher Deposit Caps
Increased deposit caps to support the capital requirements of active market making strategies.
Eligibility and Opt-In
All Pacifica users are eligible to apply for the Market Making Program. Opt-in is required in order to set up performance reporting channels and to apply for zero-maker-fee grace periods while participants ramp up their strategies. To qualify for ongoing rewards beyond the initial assessment period, a market maker must meet a minimum MakerScore threshold — expressed as a percentage of the total MakerScore across all program participants for the relevant period. This minimum will be published and is subject to adjustment over time based on prevailing liquidity conditions.The specific MakerScore minimum threshold will be determined and communicated to program participants. It may change over time as liquidity conditions on Pacifica evolve.
Scoring Criteria
Market makers are scored and rewarded each assessment period based on a combination of the following metrics:| Scoring Factor | Description |
|---|---|
| Maker Volume | Total volume executed as the maker side |
| Pairs Traded | Number of distinct markets actively quoted |
| Quote Spread | Tightness of bid/ask spreads relative to mid-market |
| Quote Depth | Size of resting orders at competitive price levels |
| Quote Uptime | Percentage of time competitive quotes are maintained |
Full scoring methodology and weighting details are available upon request. Reach out to Pacifica Institutional to receive the complete program specification document.
Rewards
After each assessment period, a market maker’s score determines their share of two reward pools. Participants may choose to receive rewards as points, cash (USD), or a combination of both.| Reward Pool | Amount Per Period |
|---|---|
| USD cash pool | 12% of total trading fees collected from all MM counterparties |
| Points pool | 2,000,000 points per period (1,000,000 per week) |
Additional Program Rules
- MM accounts earn points under the standard points program for all non-maker activity
- MM accounts pay regular taker fees based on total trading volume
- MM accounts and their subaccounts are ineligible for exchange-wide trading competitions unless otherwise specified
- Weekly performance reports will be sent to each participant summarizing maker activity
- Pacifica reserves the right to modify program terms based on changing market and liquidity conditions
How to Apply
Contact the Pacifica Team
Reach out via email at ops@pacifica.fi or open a support ticket on Discord to express your interest.
Receive Program Specifications
The Pacifica Institutional team will share full program details, scoring methodology, and onboarding requirements.
Set Up Reporting Channels
Opt-in is confirmed once reporting channels are configured. You may also apply for a zero-maker-fee grace period during your strategy ramp-up phase.