Secondary market basics: price, orders and liquidity
Learn how secondary market trading differs from new issues and why order instructions, liquidity, execution prices and costs need separate attention.
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Explore how investors buy and sell already-issued securities. Learn why price, liquidity, order instructions and costs matter, and why a successful order is different from a sound investment decision.
How could this order behave in a moving market?
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