Meanings
nounmarket maker (plural market makers)
plural market makers
- businessA person or company that undertakes to quote both a buy and a sell price for a financial instrument.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 做市商
- 做市商 (zuòshìshāng)one who undertakes to quote buying and selling price for a financial instrument
Czech tvůrce trhu
- tvůrce trhuone who undertakes to quote buying and selling price for a financial instrument
Finnish markkinatakaaja
- markkinatakaajaone who undertakes to quote buying and selling price for a financial instrument
Greek ειδικός διαπραγματευτής
- ειδικός διαπραγματευτής (eidikós diapragmateftís)one who undertakes to quote buying and selling price for a financial instrument
Indonesian pelaku pasar
- pelaku pasarone who undertakes to quote buying and selling price for a financial instrument
Romanian formator de piață
- formator de piațăone who undertakes to quote buying and selling price for a financial instrument
Swedish likviditetsgarant
- likviditetsgarantone who undertakes to quote buying and selling price for a financial instrument
Cite this entry
APA
market maker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/market%20maker
MLA
“market maker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/market%20maker. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “market maker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/market%20maker.
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