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by quote 1143 days ago
But wouldn’t it be better if the volume at least is shown on open exchanges?
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> wouldn’t it be better if the volume at least is shown on open exchanges?

Empirically, no. Large blocks of stock don’t have a liquid market. Forcing them into the open means chopping it into tiny pieces while using derivatives to hedge, for the sophisticated, and getting hosed, for the unsophisticated.