Prompt
Are there any active trader blogs that focus on maker-taker pricing and advanced order types?
Latest observation
Yes — there are a few active, trader-focused blogs and research sites that regularly discuss maker-taker pricing, exchange rebates, routing, and advanced order types. The space is a bit niche, so the best sources are often a mix of active trading blogs, market-structure blogs, and broker/exchange educational resources.
Good places to check
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Khan Academy / broker education pages? Not really trader blogs, but not ideal for this topic.
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Market structure / microstructure blogs
These often discuss:- maker-taker vs. taker-maker pricing
- hidden/liquidity-seeking order types
- smart order routing
- queue priority / rebate economics
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Active trading communities and blogs
- Squeezemetrics blog — often market microstructure-oriented
- Alphacution — more institutional and structure-focused
- The Exchange/market-structure commentary from brokers or ECNs
(e.g., posts by broker-dealers, HFT-oriented venues, or execution-quality teams)
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Broker/exchange educational blogs
- Interactive Brokers’ Trader’s Insight
- Tradovate / NinjaTrader / Lightspeed / TradeStation blogs
- Exchange blogs like Nasdaq, Cboe, NYSE, and IEX sometimes cover:
- order types
- liquidity rebates
- execution quality
- market structure changes
Topics/keywords to search for
If you want active blogs specifically on this niche, search for:
- “maker-taker pricing blog”
- “advanced order types market microstructure”
- “exchange rebates execution quality”
- “order type routing active traders”
- “hidden liquidity blog”
- “smart order routing trader blog”
Best-known “serious” market-structure sources
If your goal is deep understanding rather than trading commentary, these are often more useful than pure blogs:
- Larry Tabb / TABB Forum
- Matt Levine’s Money Stuff (occasionally relevant, but broader finance/news)
- Ateev Batra / market microstructure research posts
- Institutional broker research pages on execution and routing
If you want, I can also give you a curated list of specific active blogs/sites with links and sort them by:
- best for maker-taker/rebate mechanics
- best for advanced order types
- best for practical trader execution/routing
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