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What is Order Flow Auction?

An order flow auction is a mechanism in which participants bid for opportunities associated with transactions or trading intents. It can allocate execution rights or backrunning opportunities and may return part of the resulting value to the user or order originator.

By BlockRazor Updated

How does Order Flow Auction work?

An application exposes permitted transaction information to eligible bidders. Bidders propose execution or payments, and the mechanism selects an outcome under its rules.

What should trading bot developers know about Order Flow Auction?

Auctions differ in information exposure, eligibility, settlement, and refunds. An auction does not inherently promise the best final price or eliminate information leakage.

Sources & further reading

Definitions are editorial summaries of the sources below. Protocol behavior and provider policies can change; consult the linked documentation for implementation details.