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

The probe centers on Robinhood’s use of payment for order flow — a common practice where market makers pay to execute trades — which the AG said can result in worse pricing for customers. —Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 11 July 2025

Jane Street disputes the findings of the SEBI interim order and will further engage with the regulator, a representative for the U.S.-based market maker said in a statement. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 4 July 2025

Billionaire Ken Griffin, founder of $63 billion (in assets) Citadel hedge fund and market maker Citadel Securities, slammed the Trump Administration’s handling of the economy and the Republicans’ new tax and spending bill in remarks at Thursday’s 2025 Forbes Iconoclast Summit. —Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025

Major market makers spotted this opportunity early. —Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for market maker

• automaker
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