What is Market Maker? | SIE, SERIES7, SERIES55 Exam Prep
Dec 30, 2025
A market maker is a broker-dealer firm that stands ready to buy and sell a particular security at publicly quoted prices, providing liquidity to the market by maintaining bid and ask prices throughout the trading day.
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š” Exam Tip: Market makers provide LIQUIDITY. Profit from bid-ask SPREAD. Must post TWO-SIDED quotes (bid and ask). Multiple makers compete.
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