The bulk of the opportunities remain in undervalued, smaller, more illiquid situations that often represent average or slightly above - average businesses — these stocks, having largely missed out on the speculative ride up, have nevertheless frequently been pushed down to absurd levels owing to
their illiquidity during a general market panic.
Not exact matches
Based on the
illiquidity illustrated
during these time periods traders using market orders can experience slippage, or gaping in prices that can have a material impact on your final execution price.
So although panic selling can disrupt the order book, especially
during periods of
illiquidity, with the current structure «the stock market» being based off of three composite indexes, can never crash, because there will always exist a company that is not exposed to broad market fluctuations and will be performing better by fundamentals and share price.
This can be particularly powerful
during periods of time when markets are moving quickly or segments of the bond market are experiencing
illiquidity.