An iceberg trade is most often executed by large institutional investors. Iceberg orders, also known as reverse orders, are primarily us...
An iceberg trade is most often executed by large institutional investors.
Iceberg orders, also known as reverse orders, are primarily used by market makers, which is another word for an individual or company that provides bids and bids. When it comes to such large crypto transactions, we are mostly talking about institutional crypto investors. They often trade large amounts of cryptocurrencies, which can have a huge impact on the market.
As an observer, it is possible to look for the order in the order books, but only a small part of the iceberg orders of the market makers are visible on the level 2 order books. Level 2, in the crypto world, contains all bids and asks on an exchange, including price, volume, and timestamp — this is real-time data collection.
They call it the tip of the iceberg for a reason: the rest of the order is “below the surface of the water”. For small investors like private traders, placing an iceberg order is unusual.
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