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liquidA market condition with many buy and sell orders and participants, usually accompanied by a small bid-ask spread.
order bookA ledger of available buy and sell orders in a market, including their quantities and prices.
sell wallA large concentration of sell orders at the same price that may slow a price increase.
sell wallsSelling pressure formed by a concentrated and large sell order that may prevent the price from rising further.
centralized exchange (CEX)A platform that uses an order book to match buy and sell orders and exchange crypto assets at the market price of a trading pair.
Matching EngineA software system that processes and pairs buy and sell orders in financial markets.
Liquidity ProviderAn entity or individual that supplies buy and sell orders to a financial market to improve liquidity and help the market operate steadily and efficiently.
Spot PriceThe asset's current market price in the spot market, which changes in real time as buy and sell orders are executed.
Order bookA CEX aggregates and matches buy and sell orders, thereby establishing a record and pricing mechanism for executed prices.
Order Book ModelA trading model in which buyers and sellers set their own prices, and buy and sell orders facilitate matching and price discovery.
Order Book DepthThe quantity of buy and sell orders at different price levels, indicating how much trading a market can absorb without a large price change.

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Liquidity Provider

An entity or individual that supplies buy and sell orders to a financial market to improve liquidity and help the market operate steadily and efficiently.

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