diff --git a/pkg/types/market.go b/pkg/types/market.go
index 7087ca459..9e57b9384 100644
--- a/pkg/types/market.go
+++ b/pkg/types/market.go
@@ -1,10 +1,47 @@
 package types
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"strconv"
+	"time"
 )
 
+type Duration time.Duration
+
+func (d *Duration) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	var o interface{}
+
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &o); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	switch t := o.(type) {
+	case string:
+		dd, err := time.ParseDuration(t)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		*d = Duration(dd)
+
+	case float64:
+		*d = Duration(int64(t * float64(time.Second)))
+
+	case int64:
+		*d = Duration(t * int64(time.Second))
+	case int:
+		*d = Duration(t * int(time.Second))
+
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported type %T value: %v", t, t)
+
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 type Market struct {
 	Symbol          string
 	PricePrecision  int
diff --git a/pkg/types/market_test.go b/pkg/types/market_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd1225f2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/types/market_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package types
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestDurationParse(t *testing.T) {
+	type A struct {
+		Duration Duration `json:"duration"`
+	}
+
+	type testcase struct {
+		name     string
+		input    string
+		expected Duration
+	}
+
+	var tests = []testcase{
+		{
+			name:     "int to second",
+			input:    `{ "duration": 1 }`,
+			expected: Duration(time.Second),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "float64 to second",
+			input:    `{ "duration": 1.1 }`,
+			expected: Duration(time.Second + 100 * time.Millisecond),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "2m",
+			input:    `{ "duration": "2m" }`,
+			expected: Duration(2 * time.Minute),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "2m3s",
+			input:    `{ "duration": "2m3s" }`,
+			expected: Duration(2 * time.Minute + 3 * time.Second),
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var a A
+			err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(test.input), &a)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expected, a.Duration)
+		})
+	}
+}