market-makern.
/ˈmɑːkɪt ˌmeɪkə/, U.S. /ˈmɑrkət ˌmeɪkər/ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > trader > [noun]
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chapmanc890
haberdasher1311
need doera1382
handlera1398
unfreeman1445
occupier1509
taker-up1548
trafficker1560
pliers1565
copeman1566
trader1566
copemaster1579
couper1581
drover1585
negotiator1596
merchandiser1597
coper1609
dealer1611
commercer1632
market-maker1647
general dealer1709
negotianta1774
outfitter1829
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1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 36 When Christ whips Market-makers out of his Temple.
2. Stock Market. A dealer in securities or other assets on the London Stock Exchange who undertakes to buy or sell at specified prices at all times.Originally the dealer was a stockjobber who was obliged to deal with the public through a broker. Since the deregulation of the London Stock Exchange in 1986 (see big bang n. 2b), the dealer may both make a profit by dealing as a principal and act for another on commission.
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society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > dealer in stocks and shares > jobber in stock exchange
jobbera1626
stock-jobbera1626
dealer1719
market dealer1872
market man1895
market-maker1962
1962 Jrnl. Finance 17 363 Only an entrepreneur making decisions and taking risks independent of the primary lender—a market maker—can offer marketability and market-pricing.
1966 S. Robbins Securities Markets viii. 254 At the heart of the third market is the small group of market-makers that are actively engaged as principals in buying and selling exchange securities over the counter.
1986 Financial Times 10 Nov. 14/6 The main feature [sc. of ‘Big Bang’]..is that trading by institutional fund managers net of commission directly with market makers has caught on much more rapidly than anticipated.
1997 Investors Chron. 19 Sept. 41/2 Other stocks will continue to trade on the current, quote-driven system, which relies heavily on market-makers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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