Potentially stupid market structure question of the day: If PFOF were eliminated, wouldn't market makers be forced to give price improvement to win flow? If I pay $.50 for an order w/PFOF and $1 w/PI, if PFOF weren't an option I could still pay the $1 to win flow, right?
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As detailed by Doug Cifu, MM are indifferent between PI and PFOF, they care about all in price. The brokers determine the split.
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If that's true, eliminating PFOF would a) potentially increase a MM's all-in price b) hurt brokers who can no longer accept PFOF c) benefit end users who are getting more PI Right?
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they're fungible. PFOF gives receiving broker more flex, in terms of setting commissions.https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:c06378d9-0af0-445b-a38b-5d65f594f0ec …
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Interestingly - I think the other question is around price discovery method. 1. What about midpoint matching services (Turquoise in the UK/EU for example) or 2 even leaving resting orders for price discovery at midpoint in the lot order book market
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Is anyone insisting that it is? Maybe it isn’t. I do think it has become harder to discern true PI with the current maker/taker models. How is PI quantified for this comparison?
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