{"slug":"held-vs-not-held-orders","qid":"trade_sizes","label":"Share of AAPL prints and volume by trade size, June 17 2026","post_title":"Held vs Not-Held Orders: Broker Discretion","post_url":"/blog/held-vs-not-held-orders#q-trade_sizes","columns":["print_size","prints_pct","shares_pct"],"rows":[{"print_size":"under 100","prints_pct":88.99,"shares_pct":22.84},{"print_size":"100 to 499","prints_pct":10.49,"shares_pct":21.79},{"print_size":"500 to 999","prints_pct":0.36,"shares_pct":3.11},{"print_size":"1,000 to 4,999","prints_pct":0.15,"shares_pct":3.5},{"print_size":"5,000 and up","prints_pct":0.02,"shares_pct":48.77}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"SELECT\n    print_size,\n    round(100 * prints / sum(prints) OVER (), 2) AS prints_pct,\n    round(100 * shares / sum(shares) OVER (), 2) AS shares_pct\nFROM\n(\n    SELECT\n        multiIf(size < 100,  'under 100',\n                size < 500,  '100 to 499',\n                size < 1000, '500 to 999',\n                size < 5000, '1,000 to 4,999',\n                             '5,000 and up') AS print_size,\n        count()                              AS prints,\n        sum(size)                            AS shares\n    FROM global_markets.stocks_trades\n    WHERE ticker = 'AAPL'\n      AND sip_timestamp >= '2026-06-17 04:00:00'\n      AND sip_timestamp <  '2026-06-18 04:00:00'\n      AND size > 0\n    GROUP BY print_size\n)\nORDER BY multiIf(print_size = 'under 100', 1,\n                 print_size = '100 to 499', 2,\n                 print_size = '500 to 999', 3,\n                 print_size = '1,000 to 4,999', 4,\n                 5)","computed_at":"2026-08-12T16:09:28.288870+00:00","elapsed":0.002832472}