Ever wonder why your order gets filled before someone else's at the same price? 🤔

Most major exchanges run what's called a CLOB—that's a Central Limit Order Book. The matching engine follows one simple rule: FIFO (First-In-First-Out).

Here's how it plays out:
Say you place a buy order at $0.60 at exactly 10:00:01.
Another trader drops the same $0.60 bid one second later at 10:00:02.

When a seller finally comes in? Your order executes first. Not because you're special—just because you showed up earlier. Time stamps matter. That's the queue.