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Why orderbook depth matters more than top-of-book price

When placing larger orders, the best visible price may only fill a small fraction of your trade. Understand slippage and multi-level depth execution.

1

The risk of market orders in thin books

If the top ask only holds ₺10,000 and your order is ₺100,000, your order will sweep higher price levels automatically, increasing your average cost.

2

Fiatasset top-level capacity indicator

Fiatasset checks whether your budget fits into the top visible ask level. When it exceeds, we flag it so you can verify orderbook depth on the exchange.

3

Limit orders vs Instant buys

If depth is insufficient, placing limit orders and waiting for liquidity provides better price control than instant aggressive execution.

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