Market Makers
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Trading with the market makers ?
What do you mean ?
They make a market.
They provide liquidity,
They quote a bid and an ask.
At one point ... Everyone is doing business with them.
They have the obligation to provide a quote for both buyers and sellers.
At some point they might edge their exposure to directional events.
They make their money by selling on the offer and buying on the bid.
Their spread might not be the Best Bid-Ask Spread.
It might be 2, 3 or 4 ticks wide. Depends on their model.
You can provide liquidity yourself ...
But you don't have their infrastructure (Tech + Cost)
What do you mean ?
They make a market.
They provide liquidity,
They quote a bid and an ask.
At one point ... Everyone is doing business with them.
They have the obligation to provide a quote for both buyers and sellers.
At some point they might edge their exposure to directional events.
They make their money by selling on the offer and buying on the bid.
Their spread might not be the Best Bid-Ask Spread.
It might be 2, 3 or 4 ticks wide. Depends on their model.
You can provide liquidity yourself ...
But you don't have their infrastructure (Tech + Cost)
Trading with market makers, which are firms or individuals that facilitate trading by providing liquidity in financial markets, has both benefits and drawbacks. Here are some key points to consider:
Benefits of Trading with Market Makers:
Benefits of Trading with Market Makers:
- Liquidity: Market makers play a crucial role in providing liquidity to the market. They are always ready to buy or sell securities, ensuring that there is a continuous market available for traders. This liquidity can make it easier and faster to execute trades, especially for less liquid securities.
- Tighter Spreads: Market makers often narrow the bid-ask spreads, which is the difference between the buying and selling price of a security. This can result in lower transaction costs for traders, as they can buy at slightly lower prices and sell at slightly higher prices compared to wider spreads in less liquid markets.
- Price Stability: Market makers help stabilize prices by actively trading and taking on the risk of holding securities. They provide a counterparty for traders, which can prevent extreme price movements due to supply and demand imbalances.
- Access to Markets: Market makers can provide access to markets that might otherwise be difficult to trade in, particularly for retail traders. They offer a platform for trading a wide range of securities, including less commonly traded stocks or exotic derivatives.
- Limited Transparency: Market makers operate as intermediaries, and their pricing models may not always be fully transparent. It can be challenging for traders to determine the true market value of a security as market makers may incorporate their own spreads and pricing adjustments.
- Potential Conflicts of Interest: Market makers trade for their own accounts and profit from the bid-ask spread. This can create a potential conflict of interest, as market makers may prioritize their own profitability over the best interests of the traders. However, regulatory measures are in place to mitigate such conflicts.
- Price Manipulation Risk: In rare cases, market makers can engage in manipulative practices to influence prices. This can impact the fairness and integrity of the market, although regulatory bodies work to detect and prevent such activities.
- Dependence on Market Maker's Quotes: Traders relying on market makers for liquidity may be limited to the quotes provided by the market maker. If the market maker withdraws or changes its quotes, it can result in reduced liquidity and difficulties in executing trades.
If you are a trader/investor cross unnecessary the best possible option is to beyour own boss and taking care about your company on your own. Analyzing strategy of diffrent traders or/and investors will give you the best possible results. Technical Analyze works, as long as you know how to use indicators to make technical analyze.
Lol is this chatgpt?
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Market makers + specialists are helpful, for those that dont like them, they are free to do busines otherwise wise. { I use limit entries, mostly market order] exits.
Bid \ask spread is much less than real estate commission . And the hardest, least enjoyable deal I ever did was a FSBO[For sale by owner,real estate. ]
Interesting one news source tried to change the measure in RE, this week.
Contracts pending are always listed separate from closed sales.[Because many contracts pending never close]
Market makers + specialists are helpful, for those that dont like them, they are free to do busines otherwise wise. { I use limit entries, mostly market order] exits.
Bid \ask spread is much less than real estate commission . And the hardest, least enjoyable deal I ever did was a FSBO[For sale by owner,real estate. ]
Interesting one news source tried to change the measure in RE, this week.
Contracts pending are always listed separate from closed sales.[Because many contracts pending never close]
chatgpt responding to a post by a bot pretending to be a female in hopes for a date.
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