diff --git a/src/operator-dashboard/static/pages/StrategyPage.jsx b/src/operator-dashboard/static/pages/StrategyPage.jsx
index 395b0fc..c06bb35 100644
--- a/src/operator-dashboard/static/pages/StrategyPage.jsx
+++ b/src/operator-dashboard/static/pages/StrategyPage.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ const COMPETITIVENESS_REFRESH_MS = 5_000;
 const COMPETITIVENESS_GROUP_ROW_COUNT = 12;
 const COMPETITIVENESS_DETAIL_ROW_COUNT = 8;
 const COMPETITIVENESS_LATENCY_ROW_COUNT = 6;
+const QUOTE_LIFECYCLE_REFRESH_MS = 5_000;
+const QUOTE_LIFECYCLE_ROW_COUNT = 20;
 
 async function copyIdentifier(value) {
   if (!value || !navigator?.clipboard?.writeText) return;
@@ -22,17 +24,6 @@ async function copyIdentifier(value) {
   }
 }
 
-function useNow(intervalMs = 1000) {
-  const [now, setNow] = useState(() => Date.now());
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const timer = window.setInterval(() => setNow(Date.now()), intervalMs);
-    return () => window.clearInterval(timer);
-  }, [intervalMs]);
-
-  return now;
-}
-
 function formatRelativeAge(value, now) {
   const age = formatAgeFromTimestamp(value, now);
   return age === 'Unavailable' ? 'Age unavailable' : `${age} ago`;
@@ -570,18 +561,26 @@ function MakerCompetitivenessSection({ summary, pairConfig }) {
 function QuoteLifecycleTable({ items }) {
   const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(() => new Set());
   const [showStrategyRejected, setShowStrategyRejected] = useState(true);
+  const latestItemsRef = useRef(items || []);
   const [quoteDisplayPaused, setQuoteDisplayPaused] = useState(false);
   const [displayItems, setDisplayItems] = useState(() => items || []);
-  const liveNow = useNow();
   const [displayNow, setDisplayNow] = useState(() => Date.now());
+  const [displayUpdatedAt, setDisplayUpdatedAt] = useState(() => new Date().toISOString());
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!quoteDisplayPaused) setDisplayItems(items || []);
-  }, [items, quoteDisplayPaused]);
+    latestItemsRef.current = items || [];
+  }, [items]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!quoteDisplayPaused) setDisplayNow(liveNow);
-  }, [liveNow, quoteDisplayPaused]);
+    if (quoteDisplayPaused) return undefined;
+    const timer = window.setInterval(() => {
+      const now = Date.now();
+      setDisplayItems(latestItemsRef.current || []);
+      setDisplayNow(now);
+      setDisplayUpdatedAt(new Date(now).toISOString());
+    }, QUOTE_LIFECYCLE_REFRESH_MS);
+    return () => window.clearInterval(timer);
+  }, [quoteDisplayPaused]);
 
   const rejectedCount = useMemo(
     () => displayItems.filter((item) => isStrategyRejected(item)).length,
@@ -591,6 +590,12 @@ function QuoteLifecycleTable({ items }) {
     () => (showStrategyRejected ? displayItems : displayItems.filter((item) => !isStrategyRejected(item))),
     [displayItems, showStrategyRejected],
   );
+  const visibleRows = fixedRows(visibleItems, QUOTE_LIFECYCLE_ROW_COUNT);
+  const emptyRowsMessage = !displayItems.length
+    ? 'No quote lifecycle evidence has been observed yet.'
+    : !visibleItems.length
+      ? 'No quote lifecycle rows match the current filters.'
+      : '';
 
   function toggle(rowKey) {
     setExpanded((current) => {
@@ -601,6 +606,18 @@ function QuoteLifecycleTable({ items }) {
     });
   }
 
+  function applyLatestLifecycleDisplay() {
+    const now = Date.now();
+    setDisplayItems(latestItemsRef.current || []);
+    setDisplayNow(now);
+    setDisplayUpdatedAt(new Date(now).toISOString());
+  }
+
+  function toggleQuoteDisplayPaused() {
+    if (quoteDisplayPaused) applyLatestLifecycleDisplay();
+    setQuoteDisplayPaused((paused) => !paused);
+  }
+
   return (
     <>
       <div className="quote-lifecycle-controls">
@@ -615,82 +632,95 @@ function QuoteLifecycleTable({ items }) {
         <button
           aria-pressed={quoteDisplayPaused}
           className="button secondary"
-          onClick={() => setQuoteDisplayPaused((paused) => !paused)}
+          onClick={toggleQuoteDisplayPaused}
           type="button"
         >
           {quoteDisplayPaused ? 'Resume display' : 'Pause display'}
         </button>
-        {quoteDisplayPaused ? <Pill label="Display paused" stateLabel="warning" /> : null}
+        <Pill label={quoteDisplayPaused ? 'Display paused' : 'Timed snapshot'} stateLabel={quoteDisplayPaused ? 'warning' : 'healthy'} />
+      </div>
+      <div className="status-subtle quote-lifecycle-snapshot-note">
+        Display snapshot {formatTimestamp(displayUpdatedAt)}. Live rows are applied every {QUOTE_LIFECYCLE_REFRESH_MS / 1000}s to keep table height stable.
       </div>
 
-      {!displayItems.length ? (
-        <EmptyState>No quote lifecycle evidence has been observed yet.</EmptyState>
-      ) : !visibleItems.length ? (
-        <EmptyState>No quote lifecycle rows match the current filters.</EmptyState>
-      ) : (
-        <TableFrame>
-          <table className="quote-lifecycle-table">
-            <thead>
-              <tr>
-                <th>Quote time</th>
-                <th>Quote id</th>
-                <th>Request</th>
-                <th>Responded?</th>
-                <th>Result</th>
-                <th>Reason</th>
-                <th>Gross edge / notional</th>
-                <th>Lifecycle</th>
-              </tr>
-            </thead>
-            <tbody>
-              {visibleItems.map((item, index) => {
-                const rowKey = item.quote_id || item.decision_id || item.command_id || item.latest_stage_at || String(index);
-                const isExpanded = expanded.has(rowKey);
-                const quoteTime = item.quote_activity_at || item.latest_stage_at;
+      <TableFrame className="quote-lifecycle-frame">
+        <table className="quote-lifecycle-table">
+          <thead>
+            <tr>
+              <th>Quote time</th>
+              <th>Quote id</th>
+              <th>Request</th>
+              <th>Responded?</th>
+              <th>Result</th>
+              <th>Reason</th>
+              <th>Gross edge / notional</th>
+              <th>Lifecycle</th>
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody>
+            {visibleRows.map((item, index) => {
+              if (!item) {
                 return (
-                  <Fragment key={rowKey}>
-                    <tr className={item.live_flash_at ? 'quote-row-flash' : undefined} key={`${rowKey}:row`}>
-                      <td>
-                        <div>{formatTimestamp(quoteTime)}</div>
-                        <div className="status-subtle quote-age">{formatRelativeAge(quoteTime, displayNow)}</div>
-                        {item.latest_stage_at && item.latest_stage_at !== item.quote_activity_at ? (
-                          <div className="status-subtle">Updated {formatTimestamp(item.latest_stage_at)} · {formatRelativeAge(item.latest_stage_at, displayNow)}</div>
-                        ) : null}
-                      </td>
-                      <td><IdentifierRow label="Quote" value={item.quote_id} /></td>
-                      <td>
-                        <div>{formatTerms(item.request_terms || item.submitted_terms)}</div>
-                        <div className="status-subtle mono">{truncateMiddle(item.pair || '', 34)}</div>
-                      </td>
-                      <td>{responseLabel(item)}</td>
-                      <td><Pill label={item.lifecycle_label} stateLabel={item.lifecycle_tone} /></td>
-                      <td>
-                        <div>{item.reason_text}</div>
-                        <div className="status-subtle mono">{item.reason_code || 'reason_unknown'}</div>
-                      </td>
-                      <td>
-                        <div className={Number(item.gross_edge_pct) > 0 ? 'value-positive' : Number(item.gross_edge_pct) < 0 ? 'value-negative' : ''}>{formatGrossEdgePct(item.gross_edge_pct)}</div>
-                        <div className="status-subtle">{formatConfiguredEdgeBps(item.edge_bps)}</div>
-                        <div className="status-subtle">{notionalLabel(item)}</div>
-                      </td>
-                      <td>
-                        <button className="button secondary" onClick={() => toggle(rowKey)} type="button">
-                          {isExpanded ? 'Hide lifecycle' : 'Show lifecycle'}
-                        </button>
-                      </td>
-                    </tr>
-                    {isExpanded ? (
-                      <tr className="lifecycle-expanded-row" key={`${rowKey}:details`}>
-                        <td colSpan={8}><LifecycleDetails item={item} /></td>
-                      </tr>
-                    ) : null}
-                  </Fragment>
+                  <tr className="quote-lifecycle-placeholder-row" key={`quote-lifecycle-placeholder:${index}`}>
+                    <td colSpan={8}>{index === 0 ? emptyRowsMessage : ''}</td>
+                  </tr>
                 );
-              })}
-            </tbody>
-          </table>
-        </TableFrame>
-      )}
+              }
+              const rowKey = item.quote_id || item.decision_id || item.command_id || item.latest_stage_at || String(index);
+              const isExpanded = expanded.has(rowKey);
+              const quoteTime = item.quote_activity_at || item.latest_stage_at;
+              const updatedText = item.latest_stage_at && item.latest_stage_at !== item.quote_activity_at
+                ? `Updated ${formatTimestamp(item.latest_stage_at)} - ${formatRelativeAge(item.latest_stage_at, displayNow)}`
+                : '';
+              return (
+                <Fragment key={rowKey}>
+                  <tr className={`quote-lifecycle-row${item.live_flash_at ? ' quote-row-flash' : ''}`} key={`${rowKey}:row`}>
+                    <td>
+                      <div className="quote-lifecycle-cell">
+                        <div className="lifecycle-line lifecycle-clamp-one">{formatTimestamp(quoteTime)}</div>
+                        <div className="status-subtle quote-age lifecycle-line lifecycle-clamp-one">{formatRelativeAge(quoteTime, displayNow)}</div>
+                        <div className="status-subtle lifecycle-line lifecycle-clamp-two">{updatedText}</div>
+                      </div>
+                    </td>
+                    <td><IdentifierRow label="Quote" value={item.quote_id} /></td>
+                    <td>
+                      <div className="quote-lifecycle-cell">
+                        <div className="lifecycle-line lifecycle-clamp-two">{formatTerms(item.request_terms || item.submitted_terms)}</div>
+                        <div className="status-subtle mono lifecycle-line lifecycle-clamp-one">{truncateMiddle(item.pair || '', 34)}</div>
+                      </div>
+                    </td>
+                    <td>{responseLabel(item)}</td>
+                    <td><Pill label={item.lifecycle_label} stateLabel={item.lifecycle_tone} /></td>
+                    <td>
+                      <div className="quote-lifecycle-cell">
+                        <div className="lifecycle-line lifecycle-clamp-two">{item.reason_text}</div>
+                        <div className="status-subtle mono lifecycle-line lifecycle-clamp-one">{item.reason_code || 'reason_unknown'}</div>
+                      </div>
+                    </td>
+                    <td>
+                      <div className="quote-lifecycle-cell">
+                        <div className={`lifecycle-line lifecycle-clamp-one ${Number(item.gross_edge_pct) > 0 ? 'value-positive' : Number(item.gross_edge_pct) < 0 ? 'value-negative' : ''}`}>{formatGrossEdgePct(item.gross_edge_pct)}</div>
+                        <div className="status-subtle lifecycle-line lifecycle-clamp-one">{formatConfiguredEdgeBps(item.edge_bps)}</div>
+                        <div className="status-subtle lifecycle-line lifecycle-clamp-one">{notionalLabel(item)}</div>
+                      </div>
+                    </td>
+                    <td>
+                      <button className="button secondary" onClick={() => toggle(rowKey)} type="button">
+                        {isExpanded ? 'Hide lifecycle' : 'Show lifecycle'}
+                      </button>
+                    </td>
+                  </tr>
+                  {isExpanded ? (
+                    <tr className="lifecycle-expanded-row" key={`${rowKey}:details`}>
+                      <td colSpan={8}><LifecycleDetails item={item} /></td>
+                    </tr>
+                  ) : null}
+                </Fragment>
+              );
+            })}
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+      </TableFrame>
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/operator-dashboard/static/styles.css b/src/operator-dashboard/static/styles.css
index 9a977ca..ca970cb 100644
--- a/src/operator-dashboard/static/styles.css
+++ b/src/operator-dashboard/static/styles.css
@@ -616,6 +616,10 @@ table.lifecycle-table th:nth-child(5) {
   margin-bottom: 12px;
 }
 
+.quote-lifecycle-snapshot-note {
+  margin-bottom: 12px;
+}
+
 .toggle-field {
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -640,6 +644,63 @@ table.lifecycle-table th:nth-child(5) {
   width: 150px;
 }
 
+.quote-lifecycle-table tbody tr.quote-lifecycle-row,
+.quote-lifecycle-table tbody tr.quote-lifecycle-placeholder-row {
+  height: 112px;
+}
+
+.quote-lifecycle-table td {
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.quote-lifecycle-table .trace-row {
+  align-items: center;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.quote-lifecycle-table .trace-id {
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.quote-lifecycle-table .pill {
+  max-width: 100%;
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.quote-lifecycle-placeholder-row td {
+  color: var(--muted);
+}
+
+.quote-lifecycle-cell {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 4px;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.lifecycle-line {
+  min-height: 1.35em;
+}
+
+.lifecycle-clamp-one {
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.lifecycle-clamp-two {
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  max-height: 2.7em;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+}
+
 .quote-age {
   font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
 }
diff --git a/test/operator-dashboard-ui-static.test.mjs b/test/operator-dashboard-ui-static.test.mjs
index e3322c9..bccc565 100644
--- a/test/operator-dashboard-ui-static.test.mjs
+++ b/test/operator-dashboard-ui-static.test.mjs
@@ -27,7 +27,15 @@ test('strategy page owns consolidated quote lifecycle and successful trade table
   assert.match(strategySource, /quoteDisplayPaused/);
   assert.match(strategySource, /Pause display/);
   assert.match(strategySource, /Resume display/);
-  assert.match(strategySource, /setDisplayItems\(items \|\| \[\]\)/);
+  assert.match(strategySource, /QUOTE_LIFECYCLE_REFRESH_MS/);
+  assert.match(strategySource, /QUOTE_LIFECYCLE_ROW_COUNT/);
+  assert.match(strategySource, /latestItemsRef/);
+  assert.match(strategySource, /visibleRows/);
+  assert.match(strategySource, /quote-lifecycle-placeholder-row/);
+  assert.match(stylesSource, /\.quote-lifecycle-table tbody tr\.quote-lifecycle-row/);
+  assert.match(stylesSource, /\.quote-lifecycle-placeholder-row td/);
+  assert.match(stylesSource, /\.lifecycle-clamp-one/);
+  assert.match(stylesSource, /\.lifecycle-clamp-two/);
   assert.match(strategySource, /item\.execution\?\.error_message/);
   assert.match(strategySource, /item\.execution\?\.note/);
   assert.match(strategySource, /formatExecutionTiming/);