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