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 Main Board short turnover increased +7% from yesterday, which is 94% of the 1-year average, as 13% of turnover was short turnover (Hong Kong short turnover includes ETF short volume, which is driven by market makers’ ETF hedging). —

Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024 Main Board short turnover increased +24% from yesterday which is 113% of the 1-year average as 20% of turnover was short turnover (Hong Kong short turnover includes ETF short volume, which is driven by market makers’ ETF hedging). —

Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 In the economy today, market makers play a key role connecting supply with demand. —

Justin Worland, TIME, 23 July 2024 The market maker would buy SAF with long-term contracts and then resell it to airlines at a spot price. —

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