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samick2014white

09/27/10 12:40 PM

#36687 RE: litton51 #36686

A market maker is a company, or an individual, that quotes both a buy and a sell price in a financial instrument or commodity held in inventory, hoping to make a profit on the bid-offer spread, or turn


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_maker

or maybe could refer at:

http://www.m-ms.com/us/ but I don´t think apply to these topic :-)

NeverEnuf81

09/27/10 12:45 PM

#36689 RE: litton51 #36686

MM's are the Market Makers you see in the Level 2's. NSDQ, ARCA, PINK, etc etc etc.
In most cases, you buy and sell to them.