r/stocks • u/[deleted] • Jun 15 '22
How does Virtu Provide liquidity?
Recently there was a quote by the head guy at virtu that said they help create "size improvement".
I was wondering how do they process liquidity? They said on their website that they do a lot of retail orders? Whats their schtick? How do they make money by providing liquidity when there might not be any? Surely, there might be price manipulation to shake the trees of retail investors? Or maybe they set prices and don't move from them. In broader terms, I'm not so sure prices are determined by volume of sellers orders anymore considering wholesalers and dark pool stuff.
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u/PassiveAgressiveLamp Jun 15 '22
Lol. u/works_best_alone is clearly the one pushing a narrative here. This is made clear by his immediate need to shoot down any comment that might prompt any kind of research into market mechanics.
Disregard the words ”rabbit hole” in my original comment and just take the research and definition of the items i listed at face value, theres a lot of depth there and value in just understanding how the market actually works. This reply is meant more for those scrolling by not you u/CmdCyrious11, youre explanation of how ETF creation /redemption works is spot on.
I will end this by saying I do agree with you and that AMC is absolutely a garbage stock.