# Do You Have These Questions When Doing DeFi Trading? Since its birth, openness and accessibility have been the hallmark of DeFi to keep the conventional rigged mechanisms at arm's length. As a result, assets and products have been issued arbitrarily, resulting in the exponential growth of the data. CNBC reported that, in 2021, [the total crypto trade volume is $15.8 trillion, and DeFi transaction volume grew 912%](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/06/crypto-scammers-took-a-record-14-billion-in-2021-chainalysis.html?from=from_parent_mindnote). When prepping for the trading, investors frequently need to answer questions like: * Where are the alpha opportunities? * What is the expected ROI? * Which suspicious assets, vaults, and contracts do I have to avoid? During the trading, investors are interested in: * When is the best time to begin? * How to implement a successful strategy? * How much is the appropriate cost to trade without spending too much? * How to avoid being the victim of front-running? * When to stop? All these questions need accurate information with precision extracted from the colossal volume of data. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://eigenphi-1.gitbook.io/classroom/eigenphis-methodologies/do-you-have-these-questions-when-doing-defi-trading.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.