# Why Your Best Price Is Found by Asking for It Directly ▴ Guide

**Published:** 2025-08-04
**Categories:** Guide

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## The Mandate for Specified Liquidity

Professional market participation begins with a foundational shift in perspective. You move from being a passive taker of [displayed prices](https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-does-implied-volatility-skew-affect-the-range-of-possible-strike-prices-for-a-zero-cost-structure/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) to an active originator of your own liquidity event. The public order book, or lit market, shows only a fraction of the [available liquidity](https://prime.greeks.live/question/what-are-the-recovery-tools-available-to-a-ccp-if-the-default-fund-is-exhausted/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) for any given instrument at any moment.

A significant volume of trading interest remains un-displayed, held by institutional participants who wish to transact without broadcasting their intentions to the broader market. This creates a fragmented liquidity landscape, where the best available price and size are often hidden from view.

A [Request for Quote](https://prime.greeks.live/area/request-for-quote/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) (RFQ) system is the mechanism that consolidates this fragmented landscape on your terms. It is a formal, electronic message you send directly to a select group of market makers and [liquidity providers](https://prime.greeks.live/area/liquidity-providers/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite), requesting a firm, executable price for a specific instrument or multi-leg strategy. This action creates a private, competitive auction for your order.

Participants respond with their best bid and offer, tailored to your specified size and structure. You receive a clear, consolidated view of the true, available liquidity, allowing you to execute with a precision that a [standard market order](https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-does-legging-risk-differ-from-standard-market-risk-in-a-multi-leg-order/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) cannot replicate.

This process is defined by its discretion and control. Your request is anonymous to the general market, protecting your trading strategy from the [information leakage](https://prime.greeks.live/area/information-leakage/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) that occurs when a [large order](https://prime.greeks.live/question/can-a-smart-order-router-effectively-blend-rfq-and-dark-pool-strategies-for-a-single-large-order/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) is worked on a public exchange. Information leakage is the costly process by which your trading actions reveal your strategy, allowing other participants to trade against you and worsen your execution price.

The [RFQ process](https://prime.greeks.live/area/rfq-process/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) is a direct countermeasure, ensuring that your full trading size and intention are revealed only to the parties competing for your business, at the exact moment you wish to trade. It transforms execution from a passive acceptance of the visible market to an active, confidential negotiation.

![A precision-engineered interface for institutional digital asset derivatives. A circular system component, perhaps an Execution Management System EMS module, connects via a multi-faceted Request for Quote RFQ protocol bridge to a distinct teal capsule, symbolizing a bespoke block trade](https://options.greeks.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/precision-engineered-interface-for-institutional-digital-asset-derivatives-request-for-quote-protocol-high-fidelity-execution-within-principal-operating-system.jpg)

## Understanding the Execution Landscape

The modern market is a composite of different venues, each with distinct characteristics. Lit markets, like major stock exchanges, offer full pre-trade transparency where all bids and offers are publicly displayed. This constant flow of data is vital for [price discovery](https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-does-rfq-improve-price-discovery/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) across the market.

Conversely, a substantial portion of trading occurs in venues with limited or no pre-trade transparency, such as [dark pools](https://prime.greeks.live/area/dark-pools/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) or through direct dealer relationships. These venues exist because institutional traders require methods to execute large blocks without causing significant [market impact](https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-do-dark-pool-executions-complicate-the-calibration-of-market-impact-models-based-on-lit-market-data/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) ▴ the price movement caused by a large order absorbing the available liquidity.

The RFQ system functions as a bridge. It allows you to access the deep, undisclosed liquidity pools of major [market makers](https://prime.greeks.live/area/market-makers/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) while maintaining the competitive tension of an auction. When you initiate an RFQ for a [complex options](https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-do-rfq-platforms-quantifiably-impact-price-improvement-for-complex-options-spreads/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) strategy, like a multi-leg spread, you are asking for a single, unified price for the entire package.

This eliminates “leg risk,” the danger that the prices of the individual components of your strategy will move against you while you are trying to execute each part separately. Market makers respond with a single quote for the whole strategy, which you can then accept to execute the entire trade in one clean transaction.

![A precision optical component on an institutional-grade chassis, vital for high-fidelity execution. It supports advanced RFQ protocols, optimizing multi-leg spread trading, rapid price discovery, and mitigating slippage within the Principal's digital asset derivatives](https://options.greeks.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/institutional-digital-asset-derivatives-rfq-execution-optical-component-prime-os.jpg)

## From Price Taker to Price Maker

The standard trading process places you in a reactive role. You see a price on the screen and you react to it. This dynamic is sufficient for small, uncomplicated trades. For substantial size or strategic complexity, this approach introduces significant hidden costs in the form of [slippage](https://prime.greeks.live/area/slippage/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) and market impact.

Slippage occurs when the price you ultimately get is worse than the price you saw when you initiated the trade. The RFQ process re-frames this dynamic entirely.

By asking for a quote, you are initiating the terms of the engagement. You specify the instrument, the size, and the structure. You are compelling market makers to compete for your order flow. This competition is the primary driver of [price improvement](https://prime.greeks.live/area/price-improvement/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) ▴ the execution of your order at a price superior to the nationally recognized best bid or offer ([NBBO](https://prime.greeks.live/area/nbbo/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite)).

Liquidity providers are often willing to offer prices inside the public spread to win substantial business, a benefit that is only accessible when you ask for it directly. This is the core principle ▴ you are no longer just finding a price, you are creating a market for your specific needs.

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![A central metallic mechanism, representing a core RFQ Engine, is encircled by four teal translucent panels. These symbolize Structured Liquidity Access across Liquidity Pools, enabling High-Fidelity Execution for Institutional Digital Asset Derivatives](https://options.greeks.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/inst-dad-rfq-hifi-ex-prime-os-quant-algo-liquidity.jpg)

## The Operator’s Guide to Price Command

Mastering direct execution is a tangible skill that yields quantifiable results. It requires a systematic approach to identifying opportunities and applying the correct tools to capture them. The following strategies are designed as operational frameworks for using RFQ systems to achieve superior outcomes in options and [block trading](https://prime.greeks.live/area/block-trading/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite).

These are not theoretical concepts; they are practical applications for ambitious traders focused on optimizing their cost basis and maximizing strategic efficiency. The transition from theory to practice begins with a clear understanding of where and how to apply this powerful mechanism.

> Executing a large order via an RFQ system can result in a price that improves upon the national best bid/best offer at a size substantially greater than what is displayed on public screens.

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## Executing Complex Options Structures with Certainty

Complex, multi-leg option strategies are a hallmark of sophisticated trading. Their effectiveness, however, is deeply dependent on the quality of their execution. Attempting to piece together a four-legged iron condor or a calendar spread on the [lit market](https://prime.greeks.live/area/lit-market/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) exposes a trader to immense leg risk.

The time it takes to execute each leg individually is time for the market to move, potentially eroding or completely negating the strategy’s intended profit and loss profile. The RFQ is the designated tool for this challenge.

The objective is to receive a single, net price for the entire options package, executed in a single transaction. This provides certainty and precision. The process is methodical and grants you full control over the execution parameters.

![A dark cylindrical core precisely intersected by sharp blades symbolizes RFQ Protocol and High-Fidelity Execution. Spheres represent Liquidity Pools and Market Microstructure](https://options.greeks.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/precision-rfq-execution-for-institutional-digital-asset-derivatives.jpg)

## A Practical Workflow for Multi-Leg Option RFQs

Consider the execution of a bullish call spread on a specific equity. The goal is to buy a lower-strike call and simultaneously sell a higher-strike call. An RFQ makes this a single, unified action.

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**Strategy Construction** ▴ Within your trading platform, you will construct the desired spread, specifying the underlying asset, the expiration dates, and the strike prices for both the long and short call options. You define the exact structure you intend to trade.

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**RFQ Initiation** ▴ You then select the constructed spread and initiate an RFQ. At this stage, you will specify the total size of the spread (e.g. 500 contracts).
Your identity remains anonymous to the marketplace. The system disseminates this request to a network of options liquidity providers.

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**Competitive Quoting** ▴ Market makers receive the anonymous request and respond with firm, two-sided markets (a bid and an offer) for the entire spread. These quotes are live and executable. You will see multiple quotes from different providers, creating a competitive environment for your order.

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**Execution Decision** ▴ You can now assess the competing quotes. You have several courses of action. You may lift an offer or hit a bid to execute the full size of your spread at the quoted price. You could also post your own price within the spread and wait to be filled.
Alternatively, you can do nothing if the prices are not satisfactory, with no obligation to trade. This optionality is a key strategic advantage.

This structured process transforms a complex, risky execution into a controlled, efficient transaction. You have solicited competitive, firm prices for the exact strategy you want, at the size you need, and executed it as a single instrument.

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## Sourcing Block Liquidity with Discretion

Trading a large block of an asset, whether it is an equity or a digital asset, presents a classic execution dilemma. A standard market order of significant size will almost certainly move the market against you, creating substantial price impact. Breaking the order into smaller pieces, a common algorithmic strategy, can reduce this impact but may leak information over time as sophisticated participants detect the pattern of consistent buying or selling. This “information leakage” can attract predatory trading that drives the price away from you over the execution horizon.

The RFQ protocol offers a direct solution for [sourcing block liquidity](https://prime.greeks.live/question/what-is-the-role-of-dark-pools-in-sourcing-liquidity-for-discretionary-block-trades/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite) while actively managing information leakage. It is a discreet method to uncover the other side of your trade without alerting the entire market. The process allows a trader to solicit quotes from multiple liquidity providers simultaneously, maintaining the anonymity desired when working a large order.

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## Framework for a Block Trade RFQ

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**Identify Liquidity Providers** ▴ Your trading system should provide access to a network of institutional liquidity providers or you may have direct relationships. The first step is to select a panel of these providers from whom you will request a price. A typical request may go out to three to five providers to ensure competitive tension.

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**Specify the Request** ▴ You initiate the RFQ by specifying the asset and the total size of the block you wish to trade. Crucially, you are not required to indicate whether you are a buyer or a seller, adding another layer of information control. The request is for a two-sided market.

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**Receive and Evaluate Quotes** ▴ The selected providers respond with their bid and ask prices for the full block size. These are firm quotes. You can now see the true depth available for your trade at that moment.
The key evaluation metric is the comparison of these quotes to the current NBBO. Often, for large sizes, the RFQ process will yield quotes that represent a significant price improvement over the publicly displayed prices for smaller sizes.

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**Execute with a Single Counterparty** ▴ After selecting the best quote, you execute the entire block in a single, off-market transaction with that winning provider. The trade is then reported to the tape, but the critical execution process, the price discovery, was conducted privately. This minimizes market impact and prevents the information leakage associated with working an order over time on a lit exchange.

This method is particularly effective for assets with lower daily trading volumes or in situations where speed and certainty of execution are paramount. It is a surgical approach to [liquidity sourcing](https://prime.greeks.live/area/liquidity-sourcing/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite).

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## The Systemic Integration of Price Discovery

Mastery of direct price inquiry is more than a technique for single-trade execution. It represents a systemic upgrade to your entire portfolio management process. Integrating a professional-grade RFQ methodology into your workflow means you are operating with a more accurate and actionable understanding of market liquidity.

This capability influences not just how you enter and exit positions, but also how you structure risk, rebalance holdings, and implement sophisticated, multi-faceted strategies across asset classes. It is the connective tissue between a high-level market view and its profitable, real-world implementation.

The consistent use of direct quoting cultivates a mindset shift. You begin to view liquidity not as a passive environmental condition, but as a dynamic resource that can be actively summoned and shaped. This proactive stance is the foundation of a durable market edge. It allows a portfolio manager to operate with a degree of institutional credibility and efficiency, translating strategic intent into executed reality with minimal friction and cost.

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## Advanced Risk Management and Portfolio Rebalancing

Effective risk management is not just about hedging; it is about the precise and timely implementation of those hedges. A complex options collar, designed to protect a large equity position, is only as effective as its execution. Using an RFQ to execute the entire collar (the purchase of a protective put and the sale of a covered call) as a single unit ensures the protective structure is established at a known, fixed cost. This removes the execution risk associated with legging into the position and provides concrete data for risk and performance attribution.

Portfolio rebalancing presents a similar challenge on a larger scale. A fund manager needing to adjust allocations across multiple assets must execute numerous large trades as close to simultaneously as possible to maintain the desired portfolio weights. A series of coordinated RFQs allows the manager to source liquidity for multiple blocks concurrently, receiving firm quotes from dealers for each component. This parallel processing of execution provides a high degree of certainty over the final transaction costs and minimizes the period of market exposure, a critical factor during volatile conditions.

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## Controlling Information Footprint at Scale

For any systematic trader or fund, the aggregate information footprint of all trading activity is a significant liability. Over time, predictable patterns of execution, even across different assets, can be detected by advanced analytical systems. The RFQ process, especially when the panel of liquidity providers is rotated and managed, introduces a level of strategic randomness into the execution signature. It breaks the pattern.

A sophisticated trading desk can develop a dynamic RFQ policy. This policy might dictate that orders below a certain size are routed to the lit market, while orders above a specific threshold automatically trigger a discreet RFQ to a select group of dealers. For very large or sensitive trades, the RFQ might be sent to only a single, trusted counterparty. This tiered approach to execution is a form of information control.

It demonstrates a mature understanding that every trade contributes to a broader data profile, and that managing this profile is a key component of long-term performance. By choosing when and how to reveal trading intentions, a trader retains control of their most valuable asset ▴ their strategy.

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## The Strategic Horizon of Proactive Execution

Adopting a proactive execution stance fundamentally alters the potential for alpha generation. It creates opportunities that are invisible to those who only interact with the lit market. For instance, a trader might use an RFQ to solicit quotes on a non-standard, custom options structure that perfectly matches a unique market thesis. Market makers are often willing to price and trade such structures, but only for participants who have the mechanism and knowledge to ask for it.

This capability extends to identifying relative value opportunities. A trader could send out RFQs for two similar assets or strategies simultaneously to get a live, executable basis for a spread trade. This is a level of market-making activity brought to the buy-side.

It is the ultimate expression of taking control of your pricing. You are not just asking for a price on one item; you are asking for the price of a relationship between multiple items, and in doing so, creating your own field of opportunity.

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## The New Locus of Control

The journey from reacting to displayed prices to commanding your own execution is a definitive evolution in trading sophistication. This is not about a single tool or a niche technique. It is about the adoption of a professional operating ethos. The principles of direct inquiry, competitive quoting, and discreet execution form a cohesive system for engaging with the market on your own terms.

The knowledge you have gained is the foundation for building a more robust, deliberate, and ultimately more profitable trading enterprise. Your market is what you make it.

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## Glossary

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## Available Liquidity

A CCP's post-default fund recovery tools are contractual powers, like cash calls and contract tear-ups, to absorb losses and ensure market stability. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-does-implied-volatility-skew-affect-the-range-of-possible-strike-prices-for-a-zero-cost-structure/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Displayed Prices

Implied volatility skew dictates the trade-off between downside protection and upside potential in a zero-cost options structure. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/liquidity-providers/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Liquidity Providers

Meaning ▴ Liquidity Providers are market participants, typically institutional entities or sophisticated trading firms, that facilitate efficient market operations by continuously quoting bid and offer prices for financial instruments. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/request-for-quote/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Request for Quote

Meaning ▴ A Request for Quote, or RFQ, constitutes a formal communication initiated by a potential buyer or seller to solicit price quotations for a specified financial instrument or block of instruments from one or more liquidity providers. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-does-legging-risk-differ-from-standard-market-risk-in-a-multi-leg-order/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Standard Market Order

Legging risk is a transient, execution-based vulnerability; market risk is the persistent exposure of the fully formed position. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/information-leakage/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Information Leakage

Meaning ▴ Information leakage denotes the unintended or unauthorized disclosure of sensitive trading data, often concerning an institution's pending orders, strategic positions, or execution intentions, to external market participants. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/question/can-a-smart-order-router-effectively-blend-rfq-and-dark-pool-strategies-for-a-single-large-order/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Large Order

A Smart Order Router systematically blends dark pool anonymity with RFQ certainty to minimize impact and secure liquidity for large orders. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/rfq-process/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
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## Rfq Process

Meaning ▴ The RFQ Process, or Request for Quote Process, is a formalized electronic protocol utilized by institutional participants to solicit executable price quotations for a specific financial instrument and quantity from a select group of liquidity providers. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-does-rfq-improve-price-discovery/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
![A sleek, domed control module, light green to deep blue, on a textured grey base, signifies precision. This represents a Principal's Prime RFQ for institutional digital asset derivatives, enabling high-fidelity execution via RFQ protocols, optimizing price discovery, and enhancing capital efficiency within market microstructure](https://options.greeks.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/precision-control-for-institutional-digital-asset-rfq-execution.jpg)

## Price Discovery

The RFQ protocol improves price discovery by creating a private, competitive auction, yielding a firm clearing price for block risk with minimal information leakage. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-do-dark-pool-executions-complicate-the-calibration-of-market-impact-models-based-on-lit-market-data/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
![A precision-engineered metallic and glass system depicts the core of an Institutional Grade Prime RFQ, facilitating high-fidelity execution for Digital Asset Derivatives. Transparent layers represent visible liquidity pools and the intricate market microstructure supporting RFQ protocol processing, ensuring atomic settlement capabilities](https://options.greeks.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/robust-institutional-digital-asset-derivatives-trading-platform-for-optimized-rfq-protocol-execution-and-deep-liquidity-access.jpg)

## Market Impact

Dark pool executions complicate impact model calibration by introducing a censored data problem, skewing lit market data and obscuring true liquidity. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/dark-pools/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
![A sleek, multi-layered institutional crypto derivatives platform interface, featuring a transparent intelligence layer for real-time market microstructure analysis. Buttons signify RFQ protocol initiation for block trades, enabling high-fidelity execution and optimal price discovery within a robust Prime RFQ](https://options.greeks.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/institutional-crypto-derivatives-os-precision-execution-rfq-protocol-intelligence-layer.jpg)

## Dark Pools

Meaning ▴ Dark Pools are alternative trading systems (ATS) that facilitate institutional order execution away from public exchanges, characterized by pre-trade anonymity and non-display of liquidity. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/question/how-do-rfq-platforms-quantifiably-impact-price-improvement-for-complex-options-spreads/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
![A macro view reveals the intricate mechanical core of an institutional-grade system, symbolizing the market microstructure of digital asset derivatives trading. Interlocking components and a precision gear suggest high-fidelity execution and algorithmic trading within an RFQ protocol framework, enabling price discovery and liquidity aggregation for multi-leg spreads on a Prime RFQ](https://options.greeks.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/institutional-digital-asset-derivatives-rfq-execution-system-precision-engine.jpg)

## Complex Options

RFQ platforms systematically improve spread pricing by creating a competitive, private auction that sources deep, off-book liquidity. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/market-makers/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
![A sleek, futuristic institutional-grade instrument, representing high-fidelity execution of digital asset derivatives. Its sharp point signifies price discovery via RFQ protocols](https://options.greeks.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/precision-rfq-execution-engine-for-institutional-digital-asset-derivatives.jpg)

## Market Makers

Meaning ▴ Market Makers are financial entities that provide liquidity to a market by continuously quoting both a bid price (to buy) and an ask price (to sell) for a given financial instrument. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/slippage/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
![Central metallic hub connects beige conduits, representing an institutional RFQ engine for digital asset derivatives. It facilitates multi-leg spread execution, ensuring atomic settlement, optimal price discovery, and high-fidelity execution within a Prime RFQ for capital efficiency](https://options.greeks.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/prime-os-digital-asset-derivatives-rfq-protocol-execution-hub.jpg)

## Slippage

Meaning ▴ Slippage denotes the variance between an order's expected execution price and its actual execution price. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/price-improvement/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
![Precision metallic pointers converge on a central blue mechanism. This symbolizes Market Microstructure of Institutional Grade Digital Asset Derivatives, depicting High-Fidelity Execution and Price Discovery via RFQ protocols, ensuring Capital Efficiency and Atomic Settlement for Multi-Leg Spreads](https://options.greeks.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/institutional-digital-asset-derivatives-rfq-protocols-for-precision-execution.jpg)

## Price Improvement

Meaning ▴ Price improvement denotes the execution of a trade at a more advantageous price than the prevailing National Best Bid and Offer (NBBO) at the moment of order submission. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/nbbo/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
![A transparent glass sphere rests precisely on a metallic rod, connecting a grey structural element and a dark teal engineered module with a clear lens. This symbolizes atomic settlement of digital asset derivatives via private quotation within a Prime RFQ, showcasing high-fidelity execution and capital efficiency for RFQ protocols and liquidity aggregation](https://options.greeks.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/architecting-high-fidelity-execution-for-institutional-digital-asset-derivatives-rfq-protocols-and-systemic-liquidity-aggregation.jpg)

## Nbbo

Meaning ▴ The National Best Bid and Offer, or NBBO, represents the highest bid price and the lowest offer price available across all regulated exchanges for a given security at a specific moment in time. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/block-trading/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
![Intersecting metallic components symbolize an institutional RFQ Protocol framework. This system enables High-Fidelity Execution and Atomic Settlement for Digital Asset Derivatives](https://options.greeks.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/institutional-digital-asset-derivatives-rfq-protocol-system-specialists.jpg)

## Block Trading

Meaning ▴ Block Trading denotes the execution of a substantial volume of securities or digital assets as a single transaction, often negotiated privately and executed off-exchange to minimize market impact. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/lit-market/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
![A dark blue, precision-engineered blade-like instrument, representing a digital asset derivative or multi-leg spread, rests on a light foundational block, symbolizing a private quotation or block trade. This structure intersects robust teal market infrastructure rails, indicating RFQ protocol execution within a Prime RFQ for high-fidelity execution and liquidity aggregation in institutional trading](https://options.greeks.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/institutional-digital-asset-derivatives-rfq-execution-framework-multi-leg-spreads-best-execution-capital-efficiency.jpg)

## Lit Market

Meaning ▴ A lit market is a trading venue providing mandatory pre-trade transparency. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/question/what-is-the-role-of-dark-pools-in-sourcing-liquidity-for-discretionary-block-trades/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
![A multi-layered device with translucent aqua dome and blue ring, on black. This represents an Institutional-Grade Prime RFQ Intelligence Layer for Digital Asset Derivatives](https://options.greeks.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/institutional-digital-asset-derivatives-rfq-protocol-intelligence-layer.jpg)

## Sourcing Block Liquidity

Dark pools are private trading systems designed for institutions to source block liquidity while minimizing the price impact of information leakage. </a><a href="https://prime.greeks.live/area/liquidity-sourcing/?utm_source=options.greeks.live&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=satellite" class="glossary-item-box">
![Precision metallic components converge, depicting an RFQ protocol engine for institutional digital asset derivatives. The central mechanism signifies high-fidelity execution, price discovery, and liquidity aggregation](https://options.greeks.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/institutional-digital-asset-derivatives-rfq-execution-precision.jpg)

## Liquidity Sourcing

Meaning ▴ Liquidity Sourcing refers to the systematic process of identifying, accessing, and aggregating available trading interest across diverse market venues to facilitate optimal execution of financial transactions. </a>

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