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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That activity shifted risk onto market makers, who have been buying on dips and selling into rallies to keep their exposure balanced.
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Sidhartha Shukla, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
In a blog post Wednesday, the exchange said that crypto projects cannot have any revenue-sharing models with market makers, and that market makers also cannot engage with projects to manipulate prices or distort liquidity of the tokens.
—Muyao Shen, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
Some clients may also profit off prediction markets as market makers.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Options activity may also skew the action, as a market maker must hedge against any options sold.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
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Sidhartha Shukla, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
In a blog post Wednesday, the exchange said that crypto projects cannot have any revenue-sharing models with market makers, and that market makers also cannot engage with projects to manipulate prices or distort liquidity of the tokens.
—Muyao Shen, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
Some clients may also profit off prediction markets as market makers.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Options activity may also skew the action, as a market maker must hedge against any options sold.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Market maker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20maker. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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