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An o pe n limit o rde r b o o k. Why no t?
US e q uity ma rke ts did no t a lwa ys ha ve this. SE
C’ s Orde r Ha ndling Rule s, 1996
Re g NMS Ac c e ss Rule , 2008 Bro ke rs must disse mina te c usto me rs b ids a nd o ffe rs. Ma rke ts must a llo w no n-me mb e r c usto me rs to e xe c ute
a g a inst the ir a dve rtise d q uo te s.
F
uture s ma rke ts did no t a lwa ys ha ve this.
T
he CME ’ s Glo b e x syste m wa s o rig ina lly a n “o ff-ho urs” ma rke t.
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Sma ll inve sto r pa rtic ipa tio n. Why no t?
T
he tre a sury e nc o ura g e s pa rtic ipa tio n in the prima ry ma rke t (T re a suryDire c t a uc tio ns)
But tra ding c o sts a re hig h in the se c o nda ry ma rke t.
A re c e nt q uo te o n the OT
R 10-yr T
b ro ke r’ s we b site wa s 99.671 b id, o ffe re d a t 99.719
Bid-a sk spre a d o f 4.8 b ps
A typic a l spre a d o n the SPY is $0.01/ $200=0.5 b ps.
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