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Matching Orders

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Matching Orders
Entering identical buy and sell orders at the same time to create the appearance of active trading in that security.

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Many investors will buy a stock if the volume increases because it is interpreted that news is about to come out. Matching orders costs virtually nothing for brokers. This is a highly illegal practice.


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