The spread illusion: When tight pricing fails the pressure test
A tight spread looks unambiguous. It is visible, comparable, and easy to treat as a proxy for the quality of the trading environment. In a quiet session, it can be. But spread conditions during orderly markets describe a specific set of circumstances. They do not describe what happens when those circumstances change. The pressure test […] The post The spread illusion: When tight pricing fails the…
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