diff --git a/components/trade-form/BuyForm.tsx b/components/trade-form/BuyForm.tsx
index 4d99a9dad..b28b7b1da 100644
--- a/components/trade-form/BuyForm.tsx
+++ b/components/trade-form/BuyForm.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   approximateMaxAmountInForBuy,
   calculateSpotPrice,
   calculateSwapAmountOutForBuy,
+  isValidBuyAmount,
 } from "lib/util/amm2";
 import { formatNumberCompact } from "lib/util/format-compact";
 import { parseAssetIdString } from "lib/util/parse-asset-id";
@@ -93,6 +94,21 @@ const BuyForm = ({
   const assetReserve =
     pool?.reserves && lookupAssetReserve(pool?.reserves, selectedAsset);
 
+  const validBuy = useMemo(() => {
+    return (
+      assetReserve &&
+      pool.liquidity &&
+      swapFee &&
+      isValidBuyAmount(
+        assetReserve,
+        amountIn,
+        pool.liquidity,
+        swapFee,
+        creatorFee,
+      )
+    );
+  }, [assetReserve, pool?.liquidity, amountIn]);
+
   const maxAmountIn = useMemo(() => {
     return (
       assetReserve &&
@@ -274,6 +290,8 @@ const BuyForm = ({
                   return `Maximum amount of ${baseSymbol} that can be traded is ${maxAmountIn
                     .div(ZTG)
                     .toFixed(3)}`;
+                } else if (validBuy?.isValid === false) {
+                  return validBuy.message;
                 }
               },
             })}
diff --git a/components/trade-form/SellForm.tsx b/components/trade-form/SellForm.tsx
index 595ceb151..ad3624448 100644
--- a/components/trade-form/SellForm.tsx
+++ b/components/trade-form/SellForm.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   approximateMaxAmountInForSell,
   calculateSpotPrice,
   calculateSwapAmountOutForSell,
+  isValidSellAmount,
 } from "lib/util/amm2";
 import { formatNumberCompact } from "lib/util/format-compact";
 import { parseAssetIdString } from "lib/util/parse-asset-id";
@@ -95,6 +96,15 @@ const SellForm = ({
   const assetReserve =
     pool?.reserves && lookupAssetReserve(pool?.reserves, selectedAsset);
 
+  const validSell = useMemo(() => {
+    return (
+      assetReserve &&
+      pool.liquidity &&
+      swapFee &&
+      isValidSellAmount(assetReserve, amountIn, pool.liquidity)
+    );
+  }, [assetReserve, pool?.liquidity, amountIn]);
+
   const maxAmountIn = useMemo(() => {
     return (
       assetReserve &&
@@ -243,6 +253,8 @@ const SellForm = ({
                   return `Maximum amount that can be traded is ${maxAmountIn
                     .div(ZTG)
                     .toFixed(3)}`;
+                } else if (validSell?.isValid === false) {
+                  return validSell.message;
                 }
               },
             })}
diff --git a/lib/util/amm2.spec.ts b/lib/util/amm2.spec.ts
index 7919ac70b..3e6704f6f 100644
--- a/lib/util/amm2.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/util/amm2.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ import {
   calculateSwapAmountOutForBuy,
   calculateSwapAmountOutForSell,
   calculatePoolAmounts,
+  isValidBuyAmount,
+  isValidSellAmount,
+  calculateReserveAfterSell,
 } from "./amm2";
+import { ZTG } from "@zeitgeistpm/sdk";
 
 // test cases copied from https://github.com/zeitgeistpm/zeitgeist/blob/f0586d32c692f738b04d03bec4e59a73d6899182/zrml/neo-swaps/src/math.rs
 describe("amm2", () => {
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@ describe("amm2", () => {
     test("should work with fees", () => {
       const amountOut = calculateSwapAmountOutForBuy(
         new Decimal(1_000_000_000_000),
-        new Decimal(109270000000),
+        new Decimal(109_270_000_000),
         new Decimal(1_442_695_040_889),
         new Decimal(0.03),
         new Decimal(0.005),
@@ -147,6 +151,94 @@ describe("amm2", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("isValidBuyAmount", () => {
+    test("should return true if amount in is allowed", () => {
+      const { isValid, message } = isValidBuyAmount(
+        new Decimal(10 * 10 ** 10),
+        new Decimal(10 * 10 ** 10),
+        new Decimal(144269504088),
+        new Decimal(0),
+        new Decimal(0),
+      );
+
+      expect(isValid).toEqual(true);
+      expect(message).toEqual(undefined);
+    });
+
+    test("should return false if amount in is too high", () => {
+      const { isValid, message } = isValidBuyAmount(
+        new Decimal(10 * 10 ** 10),
+        new Decimal(10000 * 10 ** 10),
+        new Decimal(144269504088),
+        new Decimal(0),
+        new Decimal(0),
+      );
+
+      expect(isValid).toEqual(false);
+      expect(message).toEqual("Amount in too high");
+    });
+
+    test("should return false if amount in is too low", () => {
+      const { isValid, message } = isValidBuyAmount(
+        new Decimal(100 * 10 ** 10),
+        new Decimal(1 * 10 ** 10),
+        new Decimal(144269504088),
+        new Decimal(0),
+        new Decimal(0),
+      );
+
+      expect(isValid).toEqual(false);
+      expect(message).toEqual("Amount in too low");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("isValidSellAmount", () => {
+    test("should return true if amount in is allowed", () => {
+      const { isValid, message } = isValidSellAmount(
+        new Decimal(10 * 10 ** 10),
+        new Decimal(10 * 10 ** 10),
+        new Decimal(144269504088),
+      );
+
+      expect(isValid).toEqual(true);
+      expect(message).toEqual(undefined);
+    });
+
+    test("should return false if amount in is too high ", () => {
+      const { isValid, message } = isValidSellAmount(
+        new Decimal(10 * 10 ** 10),
+        new Decimal(10000 * 10 ** 10),
+        new Decimal(144269504088),
+      );
+
+      expect(isValid).toEqual(false);
+      expect(message).toEqual("Amount in too high");
+    });
+
+    test("should return false if price is too low", () => {
+      const { isValid, message } = isValidSellAmount(
+        new Decimal(1000 * 10 ** 10),
+        new Decimal(10 * 10 ** 10),
+        new Decimal(144269504088),
+      );
+
+      expect(isValid).toEqual(false);
+      expect(message).toEqual("Price is low to sell");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("calculateReserveAfterSell", () => {
+    test("should work", () => {
+      const newReserve = calculateReserveAfterSell(
+        new Decimal(10 * 10 ** 10),
+        new Decimal(10 * 10 ** 10),
+        new Decimal(144269504088),
+      );
+
+      expect(newReserve.div(ZTG).toFixed(3)).toEqual("15.850");
+    });
+  });
+
   test("all functions", () => {
     const liquidity = new Decimal(144.00003701590745);
     const reserves = [
diff --git a/lib/util/amm2.ts b/lib/util/amm2.ts
index 59f832a3b..bc0589eda 100644
--- a/lib/util/amm2.ts
+++ b/lib/util/amm2.ts
@@ -119,3 +119,86 @@ export const calculatePoolAmounts = (
 
   return poolAmounts;
 };
+
+export const isValidBuyAmount = (
+  assetReserve: Decimal,
+  amountIn: Decimal,
+  liquidityParameter: Decimal,
+  poolFee: Decimal, // 1% is 0.01
+  creatorFee: Decimal, // 1% is 0.01
+) => {
+  const totalFee = poolFee.plus(creatorFee);
+  const feeMultiplier = new Decimal(1).minus(totalFee);
+  const amountInMinusFees = amountIn.mul(feeMultiplier);
+
+  if (
+    amountInMinusFees.greaterThanOrEqualTo(
+      calculatePoolNumericalThreshold(liquidityParameter),
+    )
+  ) {
+    return { isValid: false, message: "Amount in too high" };
+  } else if (
+    calculateBuyLnArgument(
+      assetReserve,
+      amountInMinusFees,
+      liquidityParameter,
+    ).lessThanOrEqualTo(lsmrConstant)
+  ) {
+    return { isValid: false, message: "Amount in too low" };
+  } else {
+    return { isValid: true };
+  }
+};
+
+export const isValidSellAmount = (
+  assetReserve: Decimal,
+  amountIn: Decimal,
+  liquidityParameter: Decimal,
+) => {
+  const numericalThreshold =
+    calculatePoolNumericalThreshold(liquidityParameter);
+  if (assetReserve.greaterThanOrEqualTo(numericalThreshold)) {
+    return { isValid: false, message: "Price is low to sell" };
+  } else if (amountIn.greaterThanOrEqualTo(numericalThreshold)) {
+    return { isValid: false, message: "Amount in too high" };
+  } else if (
+    amountIn.greaterThanOrEqualTo(numericalThreshold) ||
+    calculateReserveAfterSell(
+      assetReserve,
+      amountIn,
+      liquidityParameter,
+    ).greaterThanOrEqualTo(numericalThreshold)
+  ) {
+    return { isValid: false, message: "Amount in too high" };
+  } else {
+    return { isValid: true };
+  }
+};
+
+export const calculateReserveAfterSell = (
+  assetReserve: Decimal,
+  amountIn: Decimal,
+  liquidity: Decimal, // liqudity parameter of the pool
+) => {
+  // new_reserve = old_reserve + b ln(exp(old_reserve/liquidity_param) - 1 + exp(-amount/liquidity_param))
+  const term1 = assetReserve.div(liquidity).exp();
+  const term2 = new Decimal(0).minus(amountIn).div(liquidity).exp();
+
+  return term1.plus(term2).minus(1).ln().mul(liquidity).plus(assetReserve);
+};
+
+const lsmrConstant = 0.1;
+
+const calculatePoolNumericalThreshold = (liquidityParameter: Decimal) =>
+  liquidityParameter.mul(10);
+
+const calculateBuyLnArgument = (
+  assetReserve: Decimal,
+  amountInMinusFee: Decimal,
+  liquidity: Decimal, // liqudity parameter of the pool
+) => {
+  const term1 = amountInMinusFee.div(liquidity).exp();
+  const term2 = new Decimal(0).minus(assetReserve).div(liquidity).exp();
+
+  return term1.plus(term2).minus(1);
+};