How Do Different Trading Venues (E.g. Dark Pools) Affect Volume and Spread? ⎊ Path

How Do Different Trading Venues (E.g. Dark Pools) Affect Volume and Spread?

Dark pools are private exchanges that allow institutional investors to trade large blocks of securities anonymously, without impacting the public bid-offer spread. While they reduce the visible volume on public exchanges, they can improve overall market quality by executing large orders without widening the public spread.

However, the fragmentation of volume can also reduce the depth of the public order book.

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Glossar

Trading Venues

Exchange ⎊ Cryptocurrency trading venues encompass regulated exchanges, acting as intermediaries facilitating the buying and selling of digital assets.

Dark Pools

Venue ⎊ Dark Pools in the cryptocurrency derivatives context are private trading systems that allow institutional participants to execute large orders anonymously, shielded from the public visibility of order books.