I work in ETF technology ( views are my own ) . I spend my days around the machinery that keeps ETFs running—basket files, create/redeem workflows, pricing/NAV controls, reconciliations, market data, operational cutoffs, and the “nothing-can-break” reality of market deadlines. And the more I look at the ETF ecosystem, the more obvious one thing becomes: ETFs are scaling faster than most firms’ operational and technology stacks can keep up. That’s where a new model starts to m

A behind-the-scenes look at how ETFs maintain liquidity through market makers and arbitrage—and why ETF liquidity works differently than stocks.

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