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
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Options activity may also skew the action, as a market maker must hedge against any options sold.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
The firm is also white-listing a handful of market makers, including longtime crypto liquidity provider Wintermute, to facilitate trading.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Futures trading platforms like Kalshi turn to institutional market makers to fill contracts when there isn’t someone waiting on the other side to complete a deal.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026
In the attention economy, Trump is what Wall Street might call a market maker.
—Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
The firm is also white-listing a handful of market makers, including longtime crypto liquidity provider Wintermute, to facilitate trading.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Futures trading platforms like Kalshi turn to institutional market makers to fill contracts when there isn’t someone waiting on the other side to complete a deal.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026
In the attention economy, Trump is what Wall Street might call a market maker.
—Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Market maker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20maker. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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