diff --git a/crates/live/src/execution/manager.rs b/crates/live/src/execution/manager.rs
index a7b8aece913c..1d2f01609025 100644
--- a/crates/live/src/execution/manager.rs
+++ b/crates/live/src/execution/manager.rs
@@ -1461,6 +1461,37 @@ impl ExecutionManager {
         self.position_recon_retries.get(key).copied().unwrap_or(0)
     }
 
+    /// Observes a local order event and updates tracking state.
+    ///
+    /// This is the `LiveNode` dispatch path for order events: acknowledgement
+    /// events clear reconciliation tracking, fills record fill/position
+    /// activity, and every event stamps local activity. The stamp must come
+    /// AFTER any [`Self::clear_recon_tracking`] call - that call drops the
+    /// local-activity mark, which is the sole grace gate protecting a
+    /// just-acknowledged order from missing-order reconciliation while the
+    /// venue report lags.
+    pub fn observe_order_event(&mut self, event: &OrderEventAny) {
+        match event {
+            OrderEventAny::Filled(fill) => {
+                self.record_position_activity(fill.instrument_id, fill.account_id);
+                self.mark_fill_processed(fill.trade_id);
+            }
+            OrderEventAny::Accepted(_)
+            | OrderEventAny::Rejected(_)
+            | OrderEventAny::Canceled(_)
+            | OrderEventAny::Expired(_)
+            | OrderEventAny::Denied(_)
+            | OrderEventAny::Updated(_)
+            | OrderEventAny::ModifyRejected(_)
+            | OrderEventAny::CancelRejected(_) => {
+                self.clear_recon_tracking(&event.client_order_id(), true);
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+
+        self.record_local_activity(event.client_order_id());
+    }
+
     /// Observes an incoming execution report and updates tracking state.
     ///
     /// This should be called **before** the report is dispatched to the execution
@@ -1670,32 +1701,9 @@ impl ExecutionManager {
             return events;
         };
 
-        let ts_now = self.clock.borrow().timestamp_ns();
-        let ts_last = order.ts_last();
-
-        // Domain-time recency gate: ts_last and ts_now are both domain
-        // timestamps, so this stays on self.clock (it is not a real-time
-        // settling window).
-        match ts_now.duration_since(&ts_last) {
-            // Within the recency threshold: order is genuinely too recent, defer.
-            Some(elapsed_ns) if elapsed_ns < self.config.open_check_threshold_ns => {
-                return events;
-            }
-            // Old enough: fall through to the reconciliation checks below.
-            Some(_) => {}
-            // ts_last is ahead of ts_now - impossible under a sane clock.
-            // A corrupted far-future ts_last (for example a double-scaled
-            // timestamp) would otherwise stall this order's reconciliation
-            // forever with no signal, so warn before deferring.
-            None => {
-                log::warn!(
-                    "Order {client_order_id} has venue ts_last {ts_last} ahead of local ts_now {ts_now}; deferring reconciliation"
-                );
-                return events;
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Check local activity threshold
+        // Recent local activity is the real-time settling window for missing
+        // orders. Venue/domain timestamps can be ahead of the trading clock and
+        // must not stall reconciliation.
         if self.order_local_activity.within(
             &client_order_id,
             Duration::from_nanos(self.config.open_check_threshold_ns),
diff --git a/crates/live/src/node/config.rs b/crates/live/src/node/config.rs
index 374ea8987bc7..9a9ccf91c60d 100644
--- a/crates/live/src/node/config.rs
+++ b/crates/live/src/node/config.rs
@@ -501,6 +501,10 @@ impl From<LiveExecEngineConfig> for ExecutionEngineConfig {
             allow_overfills: config.allow_overfills,
             filter_unclaimed_external_orders: config.filter_unclaimed_external_orders,
             external_clients: config.external_clients,
+            // Keep purge intervals on the ExecutionEngine clock-timer path.
+            // LiveNode also dispatches purge checks from its maintenance loop,
+            // but engine timers must remain controlled by the injected Clock
+            // for callers using a custom live/sandbox clock factory.
             purge_closed_orders_interval_mins: config.purge_closed_orders_interval_mins,
             purge_closed_orders_buffer_mins: config.purge_closed_orders_buffer_mins,
             purge_closed_positions_interval_mins: config.purge_closed_positions_interval_mins,
@@ -1285,6 +1289,12 @@ mod tests {
             load_cache: false,
             snapshot_positions_interval_secs: Some(30.0),
             filter_unclaimed_external_orders: true,
+            purge_closed_orders_interval_mins: Some(5),
+            purge_closed_orders_buffer_mins: Some(1),
+            purge_closed_positions_interval_mins: Some(10),
+            purge_closed_positions_buffer_mins: Some(2),
+            purge_account_events_interval_mins: Some(15),
+            purge_account_events_lookback_mins: Some(3),
             ..Default::default()
         };
 
@@ -1293,6 +1303,12 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!converted.load_cache);
         assert_eq!(converted.snapshot_positions_interval_secs, Some(30.0));
         assert!(converted.filter_unclaimed_external_orders);
+        assert_eq!(converted.purge_closed_orders_interval_mins, Some(5));
+        assert_eq!(converted.purge_closed_orders_buffer_mins, Some(1));
+        assert_eq!(converted.purge_closed_positions_interval_mins, Some(10));
+        assert_eq!(converted.purge_closed_positions_buffer_mins, Some(2));
+        assert_eq!(converted.purge_account_events_interval_mins, Some(15));
+        assert_eq!(converted.purge_account_events_lookback_mins, Some(3));
     }
 
     #[rstest]
diff --git a/crates/live/src/node/mod.rs b/crates/live/src/node/mod.rs
index af2921ab0b75..e41e42fd5733 100644
--- a/crates/live/src/node/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/live/src/node/mod.rs
@@ -1161,29 +1161,7 @@ impl LiveNode {
 
                     match &evt {
                         ExecutionEvent::Order(order_evt) => {
-                            self.exec_manager.record_local_activity(order_evt.client_order_id());
-                            match order_evt {
-                                OrderEventAny::Filled(fill) => {
-                                    self.exec_manager.record_position_activity(
-                                        fill.instrument_id,
-                                        fill.account_id,
-                                    );
-                                    self.exec_manager.mark_fill_processed(fill.trade_id);
-                                }
-                                OrderEventAny::Accepted(_)
-                                | OrderEventAny::Rejected(_)
-                                | OrderEventAny::Canceled(_)
-                                | OrderEventAny::Expired(_)
-                                | OrderEventAny::Denied(_)
-                                | OrderEventAny::Updated(_)
-                                | OrderEventAny::ModifyRejected(_)
-                                | OrderEventAny::CancelRejected(_) => {
-                                    self.exec_manager.clear_recon_tracking(
-                                        &order_evt.client_order_id(), true,
-                                    );
-                                }
-                                _ => {}
-                            }
+                            self.exec_manager.observe_order_event(order_evt);
                             close_ids.push(order_evt.client_order_id());
                         }
                         ExecutionEvent::OrderSubmittedBatch(batch) => {
@@ -1193,18 +1171,20 @@ impl LiveNode {
                         }
                         ExecutionEvent::OrderAcceptedBatch(batch) => {
                             for accepted in &batch.events {
-                                self.exec_manager.record_local_activity(accepted.client_order_id);
+                                // Stamp after clearing: `clear_recon_tracking` drops the
+                                // local-activity mark, the missing-order grace gate.
                                 self.exec_manager.clear_recon_tracking(
                                     &accepted.client_order_id, true,
                                 );
+                                self.exec_manager.record_local_activity(accepted.client_order_id);
                             }
                         }
                         ExecutionEvent::OrderCanceledBatch(batch) => {
                             for canceled in &batch.events {
-                                self.exec_manager.record_local_activity(canceled.client_order_id);
                                 self.exec_manager.clear_recon_tracking(
                                     &canceled.client_order_id, true,
                                 );
+                                self.exec_manager.record_local_activity(canceled.client_order_id);
                                 close_ids.push(canceled.client_order_id);
                             }
                         }
diff --git a/crates/live/tests/manager.rs b/crates/live/tests/manager.rs
index 8804398e1e50..ed9429d46d83 100644
--- a/crates/live/tests/manager.rs
+++ b/crates/live/tests/manager.rs
@@ -7617,13 +7617,16 @@ async fn test_check_open_orders_submitted_missing_at_venue_generates_rejected()
     }
 }
 
-#[rstest]
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn test_check_open_orders_defers_when_venue_ts_last_is_ahead() {
-    // A corrupted far-future ts_last must defer reconciliation without
-    // rejecting or panicking.
+#[cfg_attr(
+    not(all(feature = "simulation", madsim)),
+    tokio::test(start_paused = true)
+)]
+#[cfg_attr(all(feature = "simulation", madsim), madsim::test)]
+async fn test_check_open_orders_missing_gate_uses_local_activity_not_venue_ts_last() {
+    // A corrupted far-future ts_last must not stall missing-order reconciliation
+    // after the local activity grace expires.
     let config = ExecutionManagerConfig {
-        open_check_threshold_ns: 0,
+        open_check_threshold_ns: 200_000_000,
         open_check_missing_retries: 1,
         open_check_open_only: false,
         ..Default::default()
@@ -7631,7 +7634,7 @@ async fn test_check_open_orders_defers_when_venue_ts_last_is_ahead() {
     let mut ctx = TestContext::with_config(config);
     ctx.add_instrument(test_instrument());
 
-    let mut order = create_limit_order(
+    let order = create_limit_order(
         "O-AHEAD",
         test_instrument_id(),
         OrderSide::Buy,
@@ -7639,9 +7642,14 @@ async fn test_check_open_orders_defers_when_venue_ts_last_is_ahead() {
         "100.0",
     );
     let submitted = TestOrderEventStubs::submitted(&order, test_account_id());
-    order.apply(submitted).unwrap();
+    ctx.add_order(order);
+    let order = ctx.cache.borrow_mut().update_order(&submitted).unwrap();
 
-    let future_ts = UnixNanos::from(10_000_000_000);
+    let future_ts = ctx
+        .clock
+        .borrow()
+        .timestamp_ns()
+        .saturating_add_ns(10_000_000_000_u64);
     let accepted = OrderEventAny::Accepted(
         OrderAcceptedSpec::builder()
             .trader_id(order.trader_id())
@@ -7654,9 +7662,71 @@ async fn test_check_open_orders_defers_when_venue_ts_last_is_ahead() {
             .ts_init(future_ts)
             .build(),
     );
-    order.apply(accepted).unwrap();
+    let client_order_id = order.client_order_id();
+    ctx.cache.borrow_mut().update_order(&accepted).unwrap();
+    // Track the event exactly as the LiveNode dispatch path does: ack cleanup
+    // plus the local-activity stamp, in that order.
+    ctx.manager.observe_order_event(&accepted);
+
+    let mock_client = MockExecutionClient::new(vec![]);
+    let clients: Vec<&dyn ExecutionClient> = vec![&mock_client];
+
+    let events = ctx.manager.check_open_orders(&clients).await;
+
+    assert!(
+        events.is_empty(),
+        "recent local activity should defer reconciliation",
+    );
+
+    advance_clock(dst::time::Duration::from_millis(250)).await;
+
+    let events = ctx.manager.check_open_orders(&clients).await;
+
+    assert_eq!(events.len(), 1);
+    assert!(
+        matches!(&events[0], OrderEventAny::Rejected(rejected) if rejected.client_order_id == client_order_id),
+        "far-future venue ts_last must not keep deferring reconciliation",
+    );
+}
+
+#[cfg_attr(
+    not(all(feature = "simulation", madsim)),
+    tokio::test(start_paused = true)
+)]
+#[cfg_attr(all(feature = "simulation", madsim), madsim::test)]
+async fn test_check_open_orders_defers_for_just_accepted_order() {
+    // Regression: the LiveNode dispatch path for Accepted performs ack cleanup
+    // (clear_recon_tracking) and stamps local activity via observe_order_event.
+    // The stamp must survive the cleanup so a just-accepted order that a
+    // lagging venue report omits defers until the grace expires, rather than
+    // being rejected as missing.
+    let config = ExecutionManagerConfig {
+        open_check_threshold_ns: 200_000_000,
+        open_check_missing_retries: 1,
+        open_check_open_only: false,
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+    let mut ctx = TestContext::with_config(config);
+    ctx.add_instrument(test_instrument());
+
+    let order = create_limit_order(
+        "O-ACCEPTED",
+        test_instrument_id(),
+        OrderSide::Buy,
+        "10.0",
+        "100.0",
+    );
+    let submitted = TestOrderEventStubs::submitted(&order, test_account_id());
     ctx.add_order(order);
+    let order = ctx.cache.borrow_mut().update_order(&submitted).unwrap();
+    let client_order_id = order.client_order_id();
+
+    let accepted =
+        TestOrderEventStubs::accepted(&order, test_account_id(), VenueOrderId::from("V-ACCEPTED"));
+    ctx.cache.borrow_mut().update_order(&accepted).unwrap();
+    ctx.manager.observe_order_event(&accepted);
 
+    // Venue response lags and omits the just-accepted order
     let mock_client = MockExecutionClient::new(vec![]);
     let clients: Vec<&dyn ExecutionClient> = vec![&mock_client];
 
@@ -7664,7 +7734,17 @@ async fn test_check_open_orders_defers_when_venue_ts_last_is_ahead() {
 
     assert!(
         events.is_empty(),
-        "a far-future venue ts_last must defer reconciliation, not reject or panic",
+        "a just-accepted order must defer missing-order reconciliation",
+    );
+
+    advance_clock(dst::time::Duration::from_millis(250)).await;
+
+    let events = ctx.manager.check_open_orders(&clients).await;
+
+    assert_eq!(events.len(), 1);
+    assert!(
+        matches!(&events[0], OrderEventAny::Rejected(rejected) if rejected.client_order_id == client_order_id),
+        "reconciliation must proceed once the local-activity grace expires",
     );
 }