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Order books, liquidity and spreads
Who is on the other side of your trade?
Advanced · Module 09
Prices are not handed down; they are produced by a mechanism. The mechanism has consequences.
By the end of this module
You understand what actually happens to an order after you press buy.
Who is on the other side of your trade?
What is the cost of instant liquidity, and who pays it?
U.S. SEC Division of Economic and Risk Analysis
How does a market with no bad news lose 9% in minutes?
Quiz
Not written yet for this module. The lectures above are complete and the module still counts toward your progress.