market makers
Trading desk intermediaries
Market makers are financial intermediaries who stand ready to buy and sell securities at publicly quoted prices, providing liquidity to markets by ensuring trades can happen even when natural buyers and sellers aren't perfectly matched.
They profit from the spread between their buy and sell prices while taking on the risk of holding inventory.
The market makers kept trading orderly even during the volatile session.
On stock exchanges, they may be called specialists or designated market makers.
To distribute widely
- depthDistance below surface
- volumeAmount of space filled
- order bookRecord of pending trades
- price stabilityConsistent general price levels
One who sells goods
- quotationsRepeated words with attribution
- arbitrageExploiting price discrepancies
- high-frequency tradingRapid automated market transactions
- algorithmic tradingComputer-driven market transactions
electronic trading · scalping · execution · clearinghouse · settlement · counterparty · specialist · floor trader
Largest equities market
- NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
- over-the-counterBuyable without medical authorization
- trading floorExchange transaction area
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
Price-determining economic forces
- fair valueReasonable exchange price
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- transparencyState of being see-through
spread
To distribute widely
- depthDistance below surface
- volumeAmount of space filled
- order bookRecord of pending trades
dealer
One who sells goods
- quotationsRepeated words with attribution
- arbitrageExploiting price discrepancies
- high-frequency tradingRapid automated market transactions
algorithmic trading · electronic trading · scalping · execution · clearinghouse · settlement · counterparty · specialist · floor trader · latency
NYSE
Largest equities market
- NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
- over-the-counterBuyable without medical authorization
- trading floorExchange transaction area
supply and demand
Price-determining economic forces
- fair valueReasonable exchange price
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
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