If you still pay $2 for a share, is that not the going market price? You don't have to submit a market order. If you wanted the shares at $1.92, you could hav

If you still pay $2 for a share, is that not the going market price? You don't have to submit a market order. If you wanted the shares at $1.92, you could have submitted a limit order. This is all supply and demand; it's just price discovery happens at a much higher frequency. It is no different than being charged extra for staying at a hotel during the holiday season. The price changes just happen much more frequently and much more quickly.