RE: How does asking for an order book rate a 4? Greendog
1st off english is not his 1st language
You get those shares by bidding & asking for help when needed
Lots of times dummy bids are put up {generally a few cents higher or lower} either to create a fake wall or sometimes a few cents lower to force others to jump over your bids @ a higher price
Worse yet many others {brokers in particular} if they want to sell millions of shares don't list them but just sit back & snipe @ a certain level. You never really know who's lerking. Sometimes both buyers & sellers just sit & wait in the dark
Bottom line market depth doesn't necessarily tell the whole or even the real story
It is just another tool, but with electronic trading, they have a ton of tricks @ thier disposal
Etage anytime you want market depth just PM me. If I'm Around I'll gladly help