MARKET-MAKER SPREAD
Difference between the price at which an investor is willing to buy a security and at which the market maker is willing to sell it. This pertains to the difference between the bid and ask price coming from the market maker for a certain security. Also, it represents the possible source of profit he or she can generate from this and intends to recompense the market maker for market making risk. Banks and brokerages encourage liquidity by creating markets in stocks; in return earn significant profits from these market-making activities.
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Short Leg
Short Leg is a contract where an individual holds a short position. The contract is in the option spread created by the trader by purchasing a put ...
Borrowing Base
Money a lender will loan to a company. The borrowing base is usually determined by a method called margining, where the lender determines a discoun ...
Swaziland Lilangeni
Currency abbreviation for the Swaziland Lilangeni, the official currency of Swaziland. The currency is comprised of 100 cents and presented with th ...
Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian - DWAC
A method of electronically transferring new shares or paper share certificates from the Depository Trust Company (DTC), which acts as a clearinghou ...
Economic Stimulus
Plans to financially stimulate an economy. It implements monetary or fiscal policy changes to bolster a lagging or struggling economy. Governments ...
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