market maker

British

noun

a dealer in securities on the London Stock Exchange who buys and sells as a principal and since 1986 can also deal with the public as a broker

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market maker

Citadel Securities is a market maker, not a bank.

From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026

And it is now clearly the market maker of last resort for the Treasury market, willing to ensure government bonds remain easy to trade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Roos, the former options market maker, believes the latest leg higher for stocks could ultimately give way to a painful pullback as investors take profits and positioning shifts.

From MarketWatch ● May 17, 2026

During the dot-com days, Sosnick was an options market maker at Timber Hill, a predecessor firm to Interactive Brokers.

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

Along with Goldman, Deutsche Bank was the leading market maker in abstruse mortgage derivatives.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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