tiny, tiny trades, page-12

Its not your fault perspicacity, but that article is almost entirely wrong.

For example: while the brokerID requirement was removed, the ASX still publishes the brokerIDs in retrospect. Its just not available live.

Also, the concept of dark pools (liquidity you cant see, as opposed to a market like ASX where you can see liquidity) has been around for decades. The ASX whinges about it because it is off market and they cant charge you for the execution and settlement of it. The whinging emanates from them (ASX) and they go to great lengths to prove they are right.

You can even be a dark pool yourself if you want. You just need to fill out an off-market transfer form nominating a buyer/seller and your broker can execute that manual instruction through their CHESS link (settlement platform for ASX executed trades). I do this all the time nearly every tax year when I move stock to my wife, kids and superfund.