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It's easy to blame "stop hunting" when a trade turns against you, but you need to know what is plausible in OTC FX: your retail broker can see and act on visible stops if their execution model or liquidity providers permit it, while systematic, market-wide stop-hunting by major liquidity providers is largely impractical. Learn how poor execution and skimmed spreads create the appearance of manipulation and how transparent execution and regulated venues reduce that risk.Understanding OTC FX Markets Definition and Structure You operate in a market that is predominantly bilateral: OTC FX consists of spot, forwards, swaps, non-deliverable forwards (NDFs)…