Exercise 9: V4 Hooks and ALM Integration

⏰ Time Investment: 45 minutes 🎯 Goal: Understand V4 hooks and ALM protocols for advanced LP management

📚 Required Reading Integration 📖 Primary: Lesson 9: Advanced Protocols and Hooks 📖 Supporting: Lesson 5: Concentrated Liquidity Mastery

🪝 Phase 1: Hooks Understanding (15 minutes)

ALM Protocol Comparison

Hooks Evaluation Checklist

Hook Types Assessment

Exercise 1: Identify hook use cases

Dynamic Fee Hook:

• Purpose: _________________________________

• When to use: _________________________________

• Benefit: _________________________________

Limit Order Hook:

• Purpose: _________________________________

• When to use: _________________________________

• Benefit: _________________________________

Auto-Rebalancing Hook:

• Purpose: _________________________________

• When to use: _________________________________

• Benefit: _________________________________

TWAP Oracle Hook:

• Purpose: _________________________________

• When to use: _________________________________

• Benefit: _________________________________

Hook Security Assessment

Before Using Any Hook:

• Hook is audited

• Hook is verified

• Tested on testnet

• Understand hook logic

• Start with small position

Your Hook Evaluation Checklist:

🤖 Phase 2: ALM Protocol Analysis (20 minutes)

ALM Comparison

Exercise 2: Compare ALM protocols

Feature	Arrakis	Gamma	Charm	Manual
Strategy	_____	_____	_____	_____
Fees	_____%	_____%	_____%	$0
Gas Optimization	_____	_____	_____	_____
Control Level	_____	_____	_____	Full
Best For	_____	_____	_____	_____

ALM Decision Framework

Scenario: $50,000 ETH/USDC V3 position

Option A: Manual Management

• Time required: _____ hours/week

• Gas costs: $_____/month

• Control: Full

• Complexity: High

Option B: ALM Protocol

• Management fee: _____% of fees

• Gas optimization: Yes

• Control: Limited

• Complexity: Low

Analysis:

• Manual monthly cost: $_____ (gas + time value)

• ALM monthly cost: $_____ (fees × management %)

• Which is better? Option _____

• Why? _________________________________

📊 Phase 3: V4 Strategy Planning (10 minutes)

V4 Adoption Plan

When V4 Launches:

Initial Strategy:

• Wait for audits and stability

• Test on testnet first

• Start with small position

• Use verified hooks only

• Monitor closely

Migration Plan:

• Current V3 positions: _____

• Migrate to V4? _____ (Yes/No/Partial)

• Timeline: _____

• Strategy: _________________________________

Hook Integration Strategy

Hooks You're Interested In:

Integration Plan:

• Test on: _____ (testnet/mainnet)

• Start with: $_____ capital

• Scale to: $_____ if successful

• Monitoring: _____

📚 Next Steps

• Research ALM protocols

• Test ALM with small position

• Monitor V4 development

• Review Lesson 10 for MEV protection

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