Oh really? How well do those laws of free markets work in sectors that are not regulated in terms of price setting such as medical services or pharmaceuticals? Corporations run secret oligopolies and have price arrangements so that treatments cost a fortune, more than ever and more than anywhere else in the world. Great free price setting market. The idea that the less interference with how companies set prices, the more competition, the lower the prices for consumers is as much a lie than trickle down economics. When corporations are not reigned in they go for max destruction for customers, especially when the pool of gullible people is virtually infinite. Compare your ideas of free markets in the US with the highly regulated markets in Europe. One common metric system that represents the most common system of measurement in the world, both in science and regular life. A medical and pharmaceutical industry regulation that assures low prices of treatment yet still world class quality. A securities markets where not the middle men get filthy rich but the consumers derive maximum benefit. A highly regulated market for weapons with virtually zero mass or school shootings and still freedom to acquire weapons for sports shooting or hunting. Highly regulated labor laws where companies cannot just lay off whenever it's CEOs feel like the future looks doomed in their dreams (aka Musk). Need more examples? Same by the way applies to Japan. Maximum regulation, maximum benefits to citizens, low prices, top notch product quality, food safety, national security, medical care, scholastic performance, retirement savings schemes protections.... Your claim that more regulations lead to less benefits for people and higher cost is absurd.
How about the SEC starts with making ECN’s honor their posted quotes and not allowing them to pull in a nano second while your order routes from one exchange to the next. Also, All orders should be mandated to stay on the book for “x” amount of time. Maybe half a second? Anything less is just pure algo fuckery and manipulation.
Your example is meaningless. The size of the quote is likely 1x1. Execute 1 option and that quote likely disappears.
even for you , thats an idiotic comment . why dont you actually look at the damn thing, there are 100's available b/a at most near strikes