RFQ (Request For Quote) enables off-order-book trading by routing trades directly to connected market makers. The primary benefits for API clients include price holds and guaranteed full execution at agreed-upon prices.The RFQ workflow consists of three steps:
Create a quote - Submit a quote request to market makers
Evaluate the quote - Assess the returned price and terms
Accept or expire - Accept the quote within the time limit or let it expire
RFQ quotes are held for a maximum of 2.5 seconds, starting when the market maker submits their quote. Actual available time may be less depending on network latency and geographic location. This duration is optimized to minimize slippage versus the Central Limit Order Book (CLOB).Since RFQ trades occur off the order book, the orders and l2_data websockets are not applicable to RFQ orders.
Quantity must be specified in base units (quote units are not yet supported)
A marketable limit price is required:
For BUY orders: limit price must be above the current mid price
For SELL orders: limit price must be below the current mid price
Not all product pairs supported via the CLOB are available via RFQ. For full product availability, as well as RFQ-specific minimum and maximum order sizes, see List Portfolio Products.Quote creation should be reserved for situations where you or your users intend to execute a trade, not for recurring price data polling. Misuse may result in access restrictions to this endpoint.
If you decide to proceed with the quoted price, quickly follow up with an Accept Quote request. You must include the quote_id from the previous response.