Order imbalances

[Darshan]

What exactly is an order imbalance?

And who posts them? Don't all the orders go into the NBBO so why should there ever be an imbalance? I guess I really don't understand the allocation method of imbalance.

Looking forward to getting your feedback. Thanks for everything guys!

good luck today

 

[Bob111]

google still in business, you know..

first link-

A situation in which buy orders for a particular security greatly outnumber sell orders, or vice-versa. May result in a temporary trading halt for that security. also called imbalance of orders.

http://www.investorwords.com/3497/order_imbalance.html


another one-
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/o/order-imbalance.asp


http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/content...adingProducts/crosses/openclosequickguide.pdf

 

[Darshan]

thanks man, I appreciate it!