Dark Pool
A private trading venue where large orders are matched without showing them to the public order book first.
In plain English
A private trading venue where large orders are matched without showing them to the public order book first.
A dark pool lets big investors trade large blocks without tipping off the market. On a public exchange, a huge buy order can push the price up before it is filled; in a dark pool the order is hidden until the trade is done.
They are mostly a stock-market feature. Critics worry they make prices less transparent for everyone else.
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