Market maker services have become a lucrative revenue stream. Top-tier participants are shelling out roughly $200 million annually just to access sub-50 millisecond execution speeds. Meanwhile, standard retail accounts operate in the 200-300ms range—a gap that translates into 5-10x worse slippage costs on trades. The business model is straightforward: retail gets zero fees to build volume and lock in users, while institutions and professional traders foot the bill for speed. Some major platforms have already proven this approach works and scales profitably. A token generation event is happening today.
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CountdownToBroke
· 2025-12-31 06:58
It's the same old trick again. The institutional bigwigs spend 200 million to buy milliseconds, while we retail investors are still getting slipped and chopped for profit...
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StealthMoon
· 2025-12-29 15:43
It's the same old trick again, retail investors getting chopped up.
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AirdropBlackHole
· 2025-12-29 05:55
It's the same old trick, retail investors still don't realize they're being fleeceed.
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MemeCurator
· 2025-12-29 05:54
It's the old trick of cutting leeks again; rushing to cash out has been played out long ago.
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DegenDreamer
· 2025-12-29 05:54
Hey, this is just another old trick of scamming people out of their money.
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OnchainSniper
· 2025-12-29 05:51
It's the same old trick again, retail investors get free rides while institutions pay the bill. Basically, it's an upgraded version of cutting leeks.
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OnlyUpOnly
· 2025-12-29 05:46
Oh my, this is reality. The essence of retail investors being exploited is just like this.
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NFT_Therapy
· 2025-12-29 05:44
It's the same old trick again, retail investors are lured in for free, while the big institutions accelerate profit from the spread.
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VCsSuckMyLiquidity
· 2025-12-29 05:43
Is it the same old trick again, retail investors always get cut?
Market maker services have become a lucrative revenue stream. Top-tier participants are shelling out roughly $200 million annually just to access sub-50 millisecond execution speeds. Meanwhile, standard retail accounts operate in the 200-300ms range—a gap that translates into 5-10x worse slippage costs on trades. The business model is straightforward: retail gets zero fees to build volume and lock in users, while institutions and professional traders foot the bill for speed. Some major platforms have already proven this approach works and scales profitably. A token generation event is happening today.