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Retail orders are internalised and rarely hit the exchange, giving brokers and market‑makers the profit
  • Retail orders go to brokers like Robinhood, which internalise them and sell the flow to market‑makers.
  • The market‑maker captures the spread; the retail trader pays a hidden cost.
  • Because the orders never reach the exchange, retail participants have negligible direct market impact.
  • This explains why retail traders see little effect on price despite high volume on the platform.
Rishi NangTitans Of Tomorrow01:18:04

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Retail orders are internalised by like Citadel Securities or other HFT type player. Rishi Nang
I'm just taking the spread. I didn't even do anything. Rishi Nang

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