Are there any active trader blogs that focus on maker-taker pricing and advanced order types?

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

• Khan Academy / broker education pages? Not really trader blogs, but not ideal for this topic.

• 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

• 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)

• 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:

1. best for maker-taker/rebate mechanics
2. best for advanced order types
3. best for practical trader execution/routing