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

If the index moves too far from market makers' comfort zone, that positive gamma can flip negative. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Duffy also took aim at the concept of affiliated market makers, a setup where a company with a stake in a prediction market has a trading arm that enters bets against customers. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 July 2026

As a market maker, Keyrock buys and sells cryptocurrencies in large quanties, earning money from the spread as well as providing liquidity. — Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Thieriot said the startup is working with about a dozen commodities firms and oil suppliers, including one major trading house, and is in talks with other exchanges and market makers. — Mia Gindis, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for market maker

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