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TWAP

The average price calculated by dividing time evenly. It is also the name of a technique that executes an order by slicing it into small pieces in the same way. A large order placed all at once pushes the price, so spreading it over time reduces the impact.

TWAPan average taken over equal slices of timevolume is not reflected

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