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Liquidity

The spread, order book depth and the impact of large orders on the price.

Liquidity is the ability to buy or sell a significant amount quickly without a substantial change in price.

The spread is the difference between the best selling price (ask) and the best buying price (bid). In liquid markets it is narrow.

A large market order “eats through” several levels of the order book, so the average execution price is worse than the best price.