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Matching orders

The illegal practice of simultaneously entering identical or nearly identical Buy and Sell orders for a security to create the appearance of active Trading. also called matched Order.

Related Terms: 11 Buy, Call, ECU, Legal, Leg, Order, Ring, SEC, Sell, Sell order, Trading
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