# Glossary

## Core Components of Stove Protocol

**RFQ Settlement (Request-for-Quote System)**\
The off-chain order and on-chain settlement mechanism at the heart of Stove Protocol.\
Users (makers) sign EIP-712 orders off-chain, and authorized takers execute them on-chain — minting or burning StockTokens 1:1 with real equities.

**StockToken**\
An ERC-20 token (0 decimals) representing one integer share of a listed stock.\
Each StockToken is backed 1:1 by real shares held by licensed custodians.

**StockTokenFactory**\
A deterministic **CREATE2** contract deployer that generates StockTokens based on each `(ticker, exchange)` pair, guaranteeing unique and predictable addresses.

**StockTokenManager**\
The central coordination contract for token lifecycle and corporate actions.\
Responsible for minting and burning tokens, triggering stock events, managing fees, and interacting with the Vault.

**Vault**\
A secure custody contract used to store and distribute funds related to dividends, fractional compensations, or delisting payouts.\
Only the StockTokenManager can withdraw from the Vault.

**Corporate Actions**\
On-chain representations of real-world stock events such as stock splits, reverse splits, dividends, ticker changes, and delistings.

**Permit2**\
A gasless approval mechanism integrated for user convenience and security, based on the Uniswap Permit2 standard.

**Timelock**\
A governance delay mechanism that enforces a waiting period before sensitive parameter updates or upgrades can be executed.

## General DeFi & Blockchain Terms

**DeFi (Decentralized Finance)**\
Blockchain-based financial services that operate without traditional intermediaries such as banks or brokers.

**APY (Annual Percentage Yield)**\
The yearly interest rate including the effects of compounding, commonly used to express yield in DeFi.

**APR (Annual Percentage Rate)**\
The simple annualized interest rate without compounding, typically used for comparison between financial products.

**DEX (Decentralized Exchange)**\
An automated trading protocol (e.g., Uniswap, PancakeSwap) where users can swap tokens without intermediaries.

**Oracle**\
An external data provider (such as Chainlink or Pyth) that supplies real-time asset prices to smart contracts.

**Gas Fees**\
Transaction costs paid to blockchain validators for executing operations; vary by network congestion.

**TVL (Total Value Locked)**\
The total amount of assets deposited into a protocol — a common metric for measuring protocol scale.

**Smart Contract**\
Self-executing code deployed on the blockchain that autonomously performs actions according to predefined rules.

## Tokenization & Market Concepts

**Tokenized Stocks**\
Blockchain-based representations of traditional listed equities issued at a 1:1 ratio, enabling 24/7 global access and composability in DeFi.

**Custodian**\
A licensed brokerage or regulated entity responsible for holding real stocks and maintaining the 1:1 backing of StockTokens.

**Mint**\
The process of creating new StockTokens when a user buys tokenized shares through an RFQ-based order.

**Redeem**\
The process of burning StockTokens to unlock and withdraw the corresponding real-world stocks or stablecoins.

**Dividend**\
Periodic distribution of earnings to token holders, automatically calculated and disbursed through the Vault system.

**Stock Split / Reverse Split**\
Corporate actions that proportionally increase or decrease token quantities to mirror changes in underlying share counts.

**Ticker Change**\
An update to the symbol (e.g., AAPL → APPL) for a tokenized stock; handled automatically by the StockTokenManager.

**Delisting**\
The retirement of a tokenized stock when the underlying equity is removed from a traditional exchange; compensation is distributed to holders.

**Corporate Action Fee**\
A configurable fee (fixed or percentage-based) collected during specific corporate actions such as dividends or delistings.

## Security & Governance

**ReentrancyGuard**\
A protection mechanism preventing functions from being called repeatedly before completion — mitigating reentrancy attacks.

**AccessControl**\
A role-based permission system defining privileges for `Owner`, `Operator`, and `Taker` roles within the protocol.

**Upgradeability (UUPS)**\
A contract design pattern allowing logic upgrades while preserving existing data storage and user balances.

**Custom Errors**\
Solidity 0.8+ error definitions that improve gas efficiency and debugging clarity compared to revert strings.

**Audit**\
A third-party security review performed by specialized firms (e.g., Trail of Bits, OpenZeppelin) to identify vulnerabilities before deployment.

**Bug Bounty**\
A community incentive program rewarding users who responsibly report security vulnerabilities.

**Multisig (Multi-Signature Wallet)**\
A secure wallet requiring multiple authorized signatures to execute transactions — used for governance and fund control.

**Timelock Delay**\
A built-in safeguard that ensures transparency and reaction time before any administrative changes are enacted.

## Additional Market & Risk Terms

**Wallet**\
A software or hardware tool for managing blockchain assets and signing transactions (e.g., MetaMask, Rabby, Ledger).

**Web3**\
The next evolution of the internet built on decentralized blockchain technology.

**Utilization Rate**\
The ratio of borrowed assets to total supplied assets — a key driver for interest rate adjustments in DeFi markets.

**LTV (Loan-to-Value Ratio)**\
The ratio of borrowed amount to collateral value; determines liquidation thresholds and borrowing capacity.

**Slippage**\
The difference between the expected and executed price of a trade, often occurring in markets with low liquidity.

**Volatility**\
The degree of price fluctuation in an asset over time, a critical factor in assessing risk and liquidation safety.

**Oracle Price Feed**\
A continuous real-time data stream from oracle providers used to determine asset valuations in RFQ and collateral calculations.

**Reserve Factor**\
A percentage of protocol revenue set aside in reserves for maintenance, insurance, or development.

**Health Factor**\
A numeric indicator representing the safety margin of a leveraged or collateralized position; values below 1.0 trigger liquidation.

> 💡 Note\
> Stove Protocol aims to serve as open, verifiable, and sustainable financial infrastructure for the tokenized asset era.\
> If a term is missing or unclear, contributors are welcome to propose new entries via <Info@stove.finance>.


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