The reserve exists before the position does.
The writer deposits the full maximum payout when creating an offer. The app never depends on a future margin call.
Buy a defined price floor for a Stock Token, or earn a fixed premium by writing fully collateralized protection.
Every offer fixes the strike, lower bound, expiry, premium and maximum payout before another wallet accepts it.
The writer deposits the full maximum payout when creating an offer. The app never depends on a future margin call.
The reserve and terms are locked in the market contract.
The fixed premium is deposited and the position becomes active.
The contract reads an approved price feed after expiry and applies one formula.
The writer receives the premium and recovers the complete reserve.
The buyer receives a proportional part of the reserve. The unused amount returns to the writer.
At or below the lower bound, the full reserve goes to the buyer.