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by jcranmer 1154 days ago
What you're describing is a typical aspect of brokers. Market makers provide large standing buy and sell orders so that anyone who wants to buy/sell a security at ~market price can do so.
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I just described the sausage making of, “anyone who wants to buy/sell a security at ~market price can do so.”

I’m sorry you don’t like sausage.