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Execution Features

Liquidity and cost metrics used for execution quality assessment and as execution proxy features.

FeatureCategoryDescription
depth_imbalanceorder_flowDepth imbalance calculation: (sum(bid_depths) - sum(ask_depths)) / (sum(bid_d...
effective_spreadstatisticsEffective spread: 2 * abs(trade_price - mid_price) - the true cost paid by li...
immediate_market_impactorder_flowImmediate market impact coefficient: mid_price_change / order_size - price el...
limit_order_fill_rateorder_flowLimit order fill rate: fraction of limit orders filled within a time window —...
liquidity_consumption_curveorder_flowLiquidity consumption curve - cumulative depletion of available liquidity acr...
log_spreadstatisticsCalculate log spread (log(ask/bid))
market_depth_elasticityorder_flowMarket depth elasticity: price_move / change(order_book_depth) - how sensitiv...
mid_pricestatisticsMid price: (best_bid_price + best_ask_price) / 2 - instantaneous equilibrium ...
orderbook_update_rateorder_flowOrder book update frequency — counts order book change events per second
permanent_impact_ratioorder_flowPermanent impact ratio: long_term_price_change / immediate_impact - proportio...
quoted_spreadstatisticsQuoted spread: best_ask_price - best_bid_price - the immediate cost of liquid...
realized_spreadstatisticsRealized spread: post-trade price reversal / quoted spread — measures true ex...
spread_bpsstatisticsBid-ask spread in basis points: (ask - bid) / mid_price * 10000
spread_percentile_deviationstatisticsDeviation of current spread from its rolling distribution — detects spread sp...
temporary_impact_decayorder_flowTemporary impact decay rate - measures how fast non-informational price dislo...
trade_arrival_imbalanceorder_flowTrade arrival imbalance: ratio of aggressive (market) vs passive (limit) trad...
trade_intensityorder_flowTrade intensity: rolling count of trades - how frequently the market is execu...
vwap_execution_deviationstatisticsVWAP execution deviation: (execution_price - vwap) / vwap — measures executio...