market maker

noun

: an intermediary in a stock exchange who controls buy and sell orders (as by purchase and resale) for a particular stock or group of stocks

Examples of market maker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Billionaire Ken Griffin, founder of $63 billion (in assets) Citadel hedge fund and market maker Citadel Securities, slammed the Trump Administration’s handling of the economy and the Republicans’ new tax and spending bill in remarks at Thursday’s 2025 Forbes Iconoclast Summit. —Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025

Major market makers spotted this opportunity early. —Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

Bank market makers, profit from these larger spreads while facilitating trades. —Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025

Main Board short turnover increased by +86% from Friday, which is 438% of the 1-year average, as 18% of turnover was short turnover (Hong Kong short turnover includes ETF short volume, which is driven by market makers’ ETF hedging). —Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for market maker

• automaker
• boilermaker
• cabinetmaker
• coffeemaker
• troublemaker
• undertaker
• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker
• homemaker