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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Virtual market makers set prices based on different variables in the model.
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2025
Unlike their Wall Street counterparts, crypto market makers operate with little to no regulatory oversight.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Many view a favorable outcome as a turning point that would deepen liquidity by allowing market makers and traders to manage larger exposures.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
Meanwhile, market makers, who are the liquidity engines behind crypto markets, are emerging as quiet winners in this shift, benefiting from relentless demand for stablecoins.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2025
Unlike their Wall Street counterparts, crypto market makers operate with little to no regulatory oversight.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Many view a favorable outcome as a turning point that would deepen liquidity by allowing market makers and traders to manage larger exposures.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
Meanwhile, market makers, who are the liquidity engines behind crypto markets, are emerging as quiet winners in this shift, benefiting from relentless demand for stablecoins.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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“Market maker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20maker. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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