Since the moratorium on withdrawals at leading Chinese bitcoin exchanges in February of this year,
smaller volume traders have been flocking to OTC trading platforms like Bitkan.
Not exact matches
Large producers tend to store oil until they have enough
volume to fill a train, but for
smaller producers who can not shut production and lack storage capacity, trucks may be the only option, said a Calgary
trader.
Example: Broker A is a
small firm whose
volume of business is not sufficient to maintain a
trader on the floor of the exchange.
Given the importance that
traders place on liquidity, along with the relatively
small total size of bitcoin trading
volumes as compared to other securities markets, it's not at all surprising to see bitcoin trading
volume further concentrating in the largest exchanges.
With such
small volumes and a thin order book, Bitcoin's price could be subject to manipulation by a series of unscrupulous
traders attempting to move the market in order to obtain favorable execution on highly leveraged futures contracts.