market-makers’ quotations

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• market 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… …   Financial and business terms

• Market Maker — A broker dealer firm that accepts the risk of holding a certain number of shares of a particular security in order to facilitate trading in that security. Each market maker competes for customer order flow by displaying buy and sell quotations… …   Investment dictionary

• National Market System — ( NMS) Refers to over the counter trading. System of trading OTC stocks under the sponsorship of the NASD. Must meet certain criteria for size, profitability and trading activity. More comprehensive information is available for NMS stocks than… …   Financial and business terms

• Quote Driven Market — An electronic stock exchange system in which prices are determined from quotations made by market makers or dealers. Also known as a price driven market . This is the opposite of an order driven market …   Investment dictionary

• Stock Exchange Automated Quotations — ( SEAQ) THE SEAQ is a computerised price display and recording system for prices of gilts and of shares. SEAQ requires all competing market makers to quote buying and selling prices along with the number of shares they are prepared to deal with… …   Financial and business terms

• SEAQ — See: Stock Exchange Automated Quotation System Stock Exchange Automated Quotation system of the London Stock Exchange. The system used by market makers to disseminate the prices at which they are prepared to trade in equities ( equity) and bonds… …   Financial and business terms

• Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …   Universalium

• NASDAQ — Type Stock exchange …   Wikipedia

• Electronic Trading — ▪ 2000 by Irving Pfeffer       The past few years have seen a spectacular and revolutionary development in the mechanics of stock trading perhaps the largest change since brokers fees were deregulated in 1975 electronic trading, or “e trading.”… …   Universalium

• NASDAQ — /nas dak, naz /, n. National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations: a system for quoting over the counter securities. * * * in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over the counter… …   Universalium

• NMS — I ( National Market System) Refers to over the counter trading. System of trading OTC stocks under the sponsorship of the NASD. Must meet certain criteria for size, profitability and trading activity. More comprehensive information is available… …   Financial and business terms