Stacks: Main Models in Molecule
It's helpful to understand the data models and use cases for the main position-creating models (stacks) in Molecule. Broadly:
- Trades are for actual transactions. Users can't manipulate heavily downstream.
- Assets are for arbitrary bits of shape or other time series (that aren't market data).
- Tickets are for injections & withdrawals from inventory.
The linked articles above describe each stack in more detail.
Cross-Model Interactions
Each of the above models (Trades, Assets, and Tickets) are associated with their own Valuations model. They generally live independently, but for the following cases:
- As-Generated Trades: updating Asset Valuations also updates linked Trade Sublegs and Valuations
- Tickets representing Deliveries: linking a Ticket to a Trade Subleg, actualizes & settles the Trade.
- Asset field on Tickets: simply allows for a finer grouping of Tickets
- Asset field on Sublegs: currently a label — does not have downstream impact
