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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At Citadel Securities, a market maker, SpaceX’s IPO was the largest single day of net buying from retail investors in the firm’s history, outpacing the previous record by 50%, a company spokesperson said.
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John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
Instead, market makers on the exchanges match buy and sell orders to establish a price where supply meets demand before the start of trading.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
When traders buy calls, market makers on the other side of the trade hedge their risk by purchasing shares equivalent to their derivatives exposure.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Jim Esposito, Citadel Securities’ president, told me that the market maker does not have Citadel as a client.
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Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
Instead, market makers on the exchanges match buy and sell orders to establish a price where supply meets demand before the start of trading.
—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
When traders buy calls, market makers on the other side of the trade hedge their risk by purchasing shares equivalent to their derivatives exposure.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Jim Esposito, Citadel Securities’ president, told me that the market maker does not have Citadel as a client.
—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for market maker
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“Market maker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20maker. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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