Markets · ExplainerWhat is an order book, and how does it set the price you pay?Every trading screen is built on the same simple ledger of buyers and sellers. Learn to read it and you will understand why the price you see is rarely the price you get.8 min readSection
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Prices on a crypto screen come from somewhere: a queue of orders, a web of derivatives, a handful of large products. This section takes the machinery apart one piece at a time.
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Markets · ExplainerWhat is an order book, and how does it set the price you pay?Every trading screen is built on the same simple ledger of buyers and sellers. Learn to read it and you will understand why the price you see is rarely the price you get.8 min readAll Markets pages
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