Market makers are organizations or individuals who provide liquidity to financial markets by offering to purchase and sell assets at predetermined prices. They play an important role in the ...

Understand the market-maker spread as the price gap between buying and selling offers by market makers, and how it compensates for market-making risks.

The Fundamental Truth: Market makers don't manipulate price—they're trapped by their own hedging requirements and imperatives. When SPX drifts between long and short strikes, options Market Makers' ...