# FalconLend's Three Built-in Strategies

> An introduction to the three built-in strategies — Short-Term Liquidity, High-Yield Lock and Custom Strategy — and parameters such as capital pools, terms and order splitting, to help you pick the right lending strategy.

- URL: https://falconlend.ai/en/faq/falconlend-strategy/
- Updated: 2026-10-23

**Contents**

* [Common Parameters](#common-parameters)
    * [Setting 1: Main Capital Pool](#setting-1-main-capital-pool-your-primary-funds)
    * [Setting 2: High-Yield Reserve Pool](#setting-2-high-yield-reserve-pool)
    * [Setting 3: Execution & Order Slicing](#setting-3-execution--order-slicing)
* [Strategy 1: Short-Term Liquidity](#strategy-1-short-term-liquidity)
* [Strategy 2: High-Yield Lock](#strategy-2-high-yield-lock)
* [Strategy 3: Custom Strategy](#strategy-3-custom-strategy)

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The three strategies differ in loan terms and in how high a rate they hold out for, so you can choose to fit your cash-flow needs and risk appetite. To first understand where the interest comes from, see [How Crypto Lending Works](https://falconlend.ai/en/faq/lending-principle.md).

## Common Parameters

### Setting 1: Main Capital Pool (Your Primary Funds)
> Purpose: find opportunities in the market that meet your conditions and are more likely to appear
* `Min Rate (APR %)`: the offer threshold for the Main Capital Pool; an offer is placed only when the rate reaches this minimum APR
* `Lending Term / Max Term (Days)`: the term the Main Capital Pool is willing to lend for
    * Example: set to 2 days to take only 2-day offers; set to 120 days to take offers from 2 to 120 days

### Setting 2: High-Yield Reserve Pool
> Purpose: set aside part of your funds and wait for higher-rate opportunities that appear less often
* `Reserve Allocation Ratio (%)`: the share of your total funds reserved for conditions that suddenly appear in the market. If the calculated amount is below the minimum offer size (Bitfinex requires a minimum offer value of 150 USD; after weighing various conditions, the platform sets it at 152 USD), nothing is reserved and those funds go to the Main Capital Pool
* `Target Spike Rate (APR %)`: the offer threshold for the High-Yield Reserve Pool; an offer is placed only when the rate reaches this APR
* `Reserve Lending Term / Max Term (Days)`: the maximum term for High-Yield Reserve Pool offers (example: set to 2 days to take only 2-day offers; set to 120 days to take offers from 2 to 120 days)


### Setting 3: Execution & Order Slicing
> Purpose: control the speed and frequency of placing offers
* `Max Pending Capital Funding Wallet Value Ratio (%)`: the cap on the value of offers waiting to fill, as a share of your Funding Wallet value in USD; the High-Yield Reserve Pool is counted by its reserved funds and is not included here
* `Order Slicing Count`: how many offers your available funds are split into
* `Sweep Market Bids (Taker Execution)`: by default, the system first takes existing offers in the order book that match your price (known as the Taker)
* `Maker Rate Ladder Step (%)`: if no offers on the book match your price, the system places offers proactively in steps based on internal conditions (known as the Maker); this sets how much the rate rises at each step
* `Order Renewal Mode`: **off** by default (Smart mode)
    * **Off (Smart):** compares market rates, your existing offers and internal conditions, and cancels and re-places offers only when the difference exceeds a threshold, such as during market rate shifts; the benefit is that, under the same conditions, earlier offers fill first
    * **On:** cancels and re-places all offers every time; the benefit is staying as close to the market rate as possible, but under the same conditions you lose out to earlier offers

## Strategy 1: Short-Term Liquidity
* Description: uses 2-day short offers as the main funds and reserves part of your funds to wait for high-rate, longer-term opportunities (up to 120 days), balancing capital turnover with high-yield opportunities.
* Pros: short offers lend out and return quickly, so funds can be redeployed often; reserved funds still have a chance to fill when a high-rate offer appears.
* Cons: the short main offers float with the market, so overall yield is lower when the market is weak; high-rate offers for the reserved funds appear rarely and may not fill.
* Best for: users who need flexible funds and don't want to lock them up for long, and a good fit for beginners.
* How to enable:
    1. Select the asset
    2. Select the `Short-Term Liquidity` strategy preset
    3. Turn on the `Automated Lending` switch so it turns **green**
    4. Click `Save USDT Strategy Settings` (the button shows your selected asset)

![FalconLend Short-Term Liquidity](https://falconlend.ai/images/zh/short-term-liquidity-strategy.png "FalconLend Short-Term Liquidity")


## Strategy 2: High-Yield Lock
* Description: the main funds have no fixed term (2 to 120 days) and target only high-rate offers, capturing higher lending rates when they appear.
* Pros: once filled, funds lend at a higher rate; in a strong market, a single offer's rate can exceed Short-Term Liquidity.
* Cons: you have to wait for offers that meet the high-rate conditions, so funds may sit idle longer; loans can run as long as 120 days and the funds can't be used before maturity.
* Best for: users whose funds can sit untouched for a long time, who don't need short-term access, and who can accept waiting for fills.
* How to enable:
    1. Select the asset
    2. Select the `High-Yield Lock` strategy preset
    3. Turn on the `Automated Lending` switch so it turns **green**
    4. Click `Save USDT Strategy Settings` (the button shows your selected asset)

![FalconLend High-Yield Lock](https://falconlend.ai/images/zh/high-yield-lock-strategy.png "FalconLend High-Yield Lock")

## Strategy 3: Custom Strategy
* Description: all parameters are open for you to set, so you can build your own lending strategy based on your judgment, or copy the Short-Term Liquidity or High-Yield Lock strategy first and fine-tune it.
* Pros: you can adapt to market conditions and personal needs, with the most flexibility.
* Cons: you need to fully understand what each parameter does and how they interact; poor settings can leave funds idle or fill at lower rates than expected.
* Best for: advanced users who fully understand the parameters and want to set their own strategy.
* How to enable:
    1. Select the asset
    2. Select `Custom Strategy` directly and start configuring; or first select `Short-Term Liquidity` or `High-Yield Lock`, click `Copy Strategy to Custom Strategy` at the bottom to copy the parameters, then adjust them
    3. Turn on the `Automated Lending` switch so it turns **green**
    4. Click `Save USDT Strategy Settings` (the button shows your selected asset)

![FalconLend Custom Strategy](https://falconlend.ai/images/zh/custom-strategy.png "FalconLend Custom Strategy")

## FAQ
* Funds are in your account and the strategy is on, but nothing is being lent? Check that your funds are in the Funding wallet: [Bitfinex Wallets Explained](https://falconlend.ai/en/faq/bitfinex-wallet-transfer.md)
* Want to understand fills and earnings: [Viewing Your Lending Performance](https://falconlend.ai/en/faq/interest-earnings-report.md)

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## Risk Disclosure

1. **Rate volatility**: Funding rates float with market supply and demand; there is no fixed or guaranteed return. You can set a "minimum lending rate," but setting it too high may leave funds idle and unlent, lowering your effective APR.
2. **Exchange / platform risk**: Your funds are held at a third-party exchange (e.g., Bitfinex). Insolvency, hacks, frozen withdrawals, or regulatory changes could cause loss or make funds unrecoverable — outside this platform’s control.
3. **Crypto price volatility**: If collateral value drops sharply, default losses can still occur under extreme conditions.
4. **Liquidity risk**: In quiet markets, funds may not be lent out or may not be redeemable immediately.
5. **Smart contract / technical risk**: System errors, downtime, and operational mistakes can occur.
6. **Regulatory risk**: Crypto regulation in Taiwan and the US continues to evolve and may affect the service or your taxes.
7. **Tax responsibility**: Reporting lending income is your own responsibility.
8. **Platform service risk**: The platform only helps execute lending; if the service is interrupted, you must manage your positions yourself.

**Important:**

This site is for informational purposes only and is **not investment or financial advice**. Lending **does not guarantee principal or returns**; it is not a deposit and is not insured, and past performance does not indicate future results. 

Please read Bitfinex’s public disclosures and assess the risks yourself before lending, or consult a professional. 

We make a good-faith effort to keep information up to date, but markets change quickly; if anything differs from a third-party platform’s announcements, the third-party platform prevails. 

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