# Pyth Network Integration

### What is the Pyth Network?

The [Pyth Network](https://pyth.network/) is a specialized oracle solution for decentralized finance (DeFi) applications on blockchains. It provides high-fidelity financial data, such as asset prices, broadcasted in real-time and sourced from a decentralized network of contributors. Parifi integrates Pyth Network's data feeds to enhance its trading algorithms and offer accurate, up-to-the-second pricing for its perpetual contracts.

### Responsibilities of the Pyth Oracle within Parifi

* **Real-time Price Feeds:** The Pyth Network delivers rapid price updates that Parifi utilizes to adjust its liquidity curves and pricing algorithms dynamically.
* **Market Data Verification:** Pyth’s data assists in the real-time verification process during trade execution to prevent slippage and protect against front-running.
* **Enhanced Risk Management:** The integration with Pyth Network allows Parifi to implement an additional layer of security for price referencing, which is vital for the platform's adaptive risk management strategies.

### How does Parifi utilize the Pyth Network's oracles?

Parifi leverages the Pyth Network's oracle data in several ways:

* **Adaptive Pricing:** By using Pyth's real-time data, Parifi’s liquidity curves offer accurate and fair prices, adjusted according to market liquidity and volatility.
* **Order Execution:** Each trade is confirmed against the latest market data, ensuring that traders get the most current prices at execution time.
* **EMA Integration:** Parifi uses Pyth’s exponentially weighted moving average (EMA) as a secondary check for price verification, ensuring trades are executed within predefined price deviation limits.

### Parifi Oracle Contracts with Pyth Network

* **Price Feed Contract:** This contract is the on-chain component where the Pyth Network price feeds are directly utilized.
* **Order Manager Contract:** This contract manages the order creation and execution, utilizing the Pyth Network data for price verification.