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by wbc 1674 days ago
There's some misunderstanding here. The paper is asserting that the volume is fraudulent, due to wash trading, not that the trades are fake.

In your toy scenario, I put 8 on the best bid, you put in 1 more, then I go on another account and hit the bid for 9 volume. 1 of that is legitimate volume, and 8 is fraudulent because I'm trading with myself (aka wash trading). Sure you get your fill, but the paper asserts that the stated volume is too high (in this case by 8).

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No, there is no misunderstanding. The paper has falsely defined wash trading to mean fake trades.