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		boppo1 on Aug 10, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MS Teams channels cannot contain MS-DOS device nam... What is a 'book' in the context of trading?

jll29 on Aug 10, 2023 | [–]

short for "orderbook" - the set of pending trades pertaining to a client account

bitcharmer on Aug 12, 2023 | | [–]

No, it's most often not related to any particular client. Rather the book is a list of all buy and sell orders that didn't match sitting there and waiting for someone to take the other side of the trade

grumpyprole on Aug 10, 2023 | | [–]

Just an old name for a portfolio of transactions

0x264 on Aug 10, 2023 | [–]

Set of related trades.

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