spartanag07

You’re talking about two different things. Your view of liquidity is something I think we can all agree on. “Providing liquidity” is something else altogether. That’s a phrase HFT have branded onto to their forehead in an effort not to be shut down.
From what I can tell, “providing liquidity” is really just quote stuffing, and doesn’t help anyone. To be fair, it doesn’t really hurt anyone either, until a flash crash occurs. Then it’s horrible.