Advanced · Module 09

Markets & Microstructure

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.

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01

Order books, liquidity and spreads

Who is on the other side of your trade?

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15.433 Investments ↗

MIT OCW

02

Market making and high-frequency trading

What is the cost of instant liquidity, and who pays it?

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Equity market structure literature review ↗

U.S. SEC Division of Economic and Risk Analysis

Quiz

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