# Proposed Statebook Would Route Trades by Target Payoff

By Simon Yoon

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Published: 2026-10-14T18:15:36.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-14T18:15:36.000Z
Section: Technology

> The design would compare direct and synthetic routes, including firm size and residual exposure. It does not establish that a venue is operating or that traders can access one.

A working paper dated Sept. 9, 2026, proposes a market layer called a statebook that would help traders assemble requested payoffs from existing contracts, potentially reducing the need for a separate order book for every outcome.

The proposed system would compare executable routes and disclose their all-in price, firm size, component provenance and residual payoff. It describes a market structure design, not an operating venue traders can currently access.

The paper illustrates the idea with a claim paying $1 if an index finishes above 100 and at or below 110. That result could come from a direct interval claim or from buying a claim above 100 and selling one above 110, provided the contracts’ settlement terms match and firm capacity is available.

A router could return a direct fill, an exact synthetic route, a bounded route or no firm route. The paper sets out conditions for recognizing a connection between payoffs, including matching terminal states and payoff relations, an executable route, and enforceable risk treatment.

A payoff match would not automatically qualify positions for margin credit. Risk treatment also depends on settlement, lifecycle cash flows, legal powers, collateral, netting and close-out or default procedures.

That distinction matters because positions that produce the same result at maturity can carry different costs or risks before settlement. A finite option spread, for example, creates a ramp rather than a binary jump, leaving residual exposure within the interval.

The proposal’s commercial test is whether connecting execution and adding new claims lowers the total cost of obtaining useful protection. The paper provides no evidence of realized savings, broad adoption or implementation by firms or clearing systems.