to make a market in a security

  • 1Make A Market — An action whereby a dealer stands by ready, willing and able to buy or sell a particular security at the quoted bid and ask price. By being able to make a market allows the brokerage to fill customer orders out of the brokerage inventory, which… …

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  • 2make a market — phrasal : to stand ready to buy or sell (a security) within a set price range so that dealing may proceed without undue price fluctuations * * * Finance take part in active dealing in particular shares or other assets …

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  • 3Market manipulation — describes a deliberate attempt to interfere with the free and fair operation of the market and create artificial, false or misleading appearances with respect to the price of, or market for, a security, commodity or currency.[1] Market… …

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  • 4Market maker — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond …

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  • 5market maker — An individual or entity that stands ready to buy or sell financial instruments at all times. Market makers quote both a bid and an offer price to the market. Market makers provide liquidity to markets. They profit from the spread between bid and… …

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  • 6market — Usually refers to the equity market. The market went down today means that the value of the stock market dropped that day. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. market mar‧ket 1 [ˈmɑːkt ǁ ˈmɑːr ] noun 1. [countable] COMMERCE the activity of… …

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  • 7security — noun 1 feeling safe/being free from worry ADJECTIVE ▪ greater ▪ emotional, psychological ▪ economic, financial ▪ job ▪ …

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  • 8Security guard — Private factory guard Occupation Activity sectors Security Description A security guard (or security officer) is a person who is paid to protect pro …

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  • 9Market Estate — Market clock tower seen over one of the original blocks with a new block under construction Market Estate is a public housing estate consisting of 271 flats and maisonettes situated to the north of Caledonian Park in the London Borough of… …

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  • 10market flex provision — flex language / market flex (provision) USA A provision in bank loan financing fee letters that permits the agent banks to change the amount, pricing, structure, yield, tenor, conditions and other terms of the financing if necessary to… …

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