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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This seems to have triggered a gamma squeeze in which market makers who had sold calls to retail traders, or even those selling calls to collect what previously seemed like attractive premiums, were forced to buy futures to hedge their option risk.
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Moneyshow, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Main Board short turnover increased by +37% from yesterday, which is 62% of the 1-year average, as 15% of turnover was short turnover (remember Hong Kong short turnover includes ETF short volume, which is driven by market makers’ ETF hedging).
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The job of another set of third parties, market makers, is to help price ETFs accurately and ensure that trades run smoothly in the public market.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2024
A couple of coming events are fueling investor optimism, said Jason Atkins, chief commercial officer at crypto market maker Auros.
—WSJ, 4 Dec. 2023
Backstop liquidity providers on FTX were market makers who agreed to handle positions in large accounts near liquidation.
—WSJ, 30 Oct. 2023
Alameda acted legally as an FTX customer, payment processor, and market maker for customers looking to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, Weiss wrote.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2023
Treasury minister Andrew Griffith met with market makers who deal in UK government bonds, known as gilts, and the DMO on Jan. 23 to discuss funding needs for the next financial year and concerns that soaring sales could outstrip investor demand.
—Tom Rees, Bloomberg.com, 5 Feb. 2023
At least five lenders, according to the Wall Street Journal, were processing payments for peer-to-peer transactions, or when an exchange’s customers buy and sell to each other rather than through a market maker.
—Byben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 27 Sep. 2023
Moneyshow, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Main Board short turnover increased by +37% from yesterday, which is 62% of the 1-year average, as 15% of turnover was short turnover (remember Hong Kong short turnover includes ETF short volume, which is driven by market makers’ ETF hedging).
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The job of another set of third parties, market makers, is to help price ETFs accurately and ensure that trades run smoothly in the public market.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2024
A couple of coming events are fueling investor optimism, said Jason Atkins, chief commercial officer at crypto market maker Auros.
—WSJ, 4 Dec. 2023
Backstop liquidity providers on FTX were market makers who agreed to handle positions in large accounts near liquidation.
—WSJ, 30 Oct. 2023
Alameda acted legally as an FTX customer, payment processor, and market maker for customers looking to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, Weiss wrote.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2023
Treasury minister Andrew Griffith met with market makers who deal in UK government bonds, known as gilts, and the DMO on Jan. 23 to discuss funding needs for the next financial year and concerns that soaring sales could outstrip investor demand.
—Tom Rees, Bloomberg.com, 5 Feb. 2023
At least five lenders, according to the Wall Street Journal, were processing payments for peer-to-peer transactions, or when an exchange’s customers buy and sell to each other rather than through a market maker.
—Byben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 27 Sep. 2023
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“Market maker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20maker. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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