Market Depth vs Order Book

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

Market Depth
intermediate
market_structure

Market depth is the total volume of open buy and sell orders stacked across price levels in the order book, measuring an exchange's capacity to absorb large trades without significant price movement.

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Order Book
beginner
market_structure

An order book is a real-time electronic list of all open buy and sell orders for a cryptocurrency on an exchange, organized by price level and continuously updated.

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